Marshall Suspended Three Games
June 13th, 2007 . 5:04 pm . By: Buzz CarrickFor the most part we try not to just re-post press releases but this one speaks for itself. -Buzz NEW YORK (June 13, 2007) – The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee announced today that Toronto FC defender Tyrone Marshall will be suspended three games and fined $1,500 for serious foul play in a game on June 9. Also, FC Dallas assistant coach Marco Ferruzzi received the standard, mandatory one game and $500 fine that applies when a coach or staff member is dismissed from the sideline. Ferruzzi was dismissed by referee Jair Marrufo in the 90th minute of the same game. Marshall, then playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy, received a red card for a tackle on FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper in the 89th minute. The red card carries a mandatory one-game suspension and $250 fine, but the MLS Disciplinary Committee decided unanimously to further sanction Marshall’s action, adding two additional games of suspension and an additional fine of $1,250. Cooper’s leg was broken on the play. The Galaxy traded Marshall to Toronto FC earlier on Wednesday in exchange for forward Edson Buddle. Marshall will serve his suspension as a member of Toronto FC, and will not be available to play when FC Dallas visits Toronto on Sunday, June 17 (12 pm CT). In instances when the referee sees an incident and issues a red card, the MLS Disciplinary Committee may review the play for further disciplinary action, over and above the mandatory suspension and fine. The Committee will add suspensions and/or fines over and above the mandatory one game suspension for those offenses the Committee deems to be of an egregious or reckless nature, or where the Committee believes it must act to protect player safety or the integrity of the game, including, in particular, but without limitation, the dangerous use of elbows, forearms and fists to the head and neck of an opponent. Any discipline imposed by the MLS Disciplinary Committee as a result of an on-field incident is subject to an appeal filed by the MLS Players Union if a fine equal to or greater than $750 for a non-developmental player (or greater than $250 for a developmental player) or a suspension equal to or greater than two (2) games is imposed. The appeal shall be in writing and submitted to the Commissioner within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the disciplinary decision. On receipt of such notice of appeal, the Commissioner will designate a time and a place for a hearing, at which he or his designee will preside. Click here to see the incident. 11 Comments Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI Leave a comment |
good, i hate that guy
The only appeal I’d file is that the punishment is still insufficient.. although it sound like it as far as LA are concerned, it may have been the last straw and they just wanted rid of him.
If the league had any sense they would have not approved the trade until the suspension was complete. LA suffers no consequences.
i think that’s about right
Why should LA suffer consequences? Marshall committed the foul. I’m sure Alexi Lalas didn’t tell Marshall to do it.
Three games is about as much as I’d hoped for…what a thug. Have a nice time playing for an expansion team on a rug.
can toronto make a more stupid trade???
toronto needs central defenders, and LA needs…. anything at this point
LA should suffer consequences because that’s who Marshall was playing for when he broke Cooper’s leg, that’s why. Game suspensions are not imposed just to punish the player who commits the infraction, but they should also act as a deterrent for future such incidents because suspending one player punishes that player’s entire team. In theory, and usually in practice, the team is also punished by not having that player’s services for the length of the suspension. Think FCD wasn’t being punished during Sala’s suspension? It’s not just the player who suffers.
Hockey fans will understand the analogy – there’s a reason why at times during hockey games you’ll hear that a player committed a “selfish” penalty. That’s because while he is punished for the time he’s sitting in the box, it’s the team that suffers by having to kill the penalty time. In this case, LA doesn’t lose anything, because Buddle will get to play for them right away. Hard to feel too sorry for TFC, because they made the trade, but they are the team who will go without the player’s services during the suspension. Something about that doesn’t seem right.
Exactly what did Ferruzzi do?
I also agree that LA should cary some of the burden of the suspension. sucks for TFC and their defensive problems.
marco came screaming off the bench and got right in Marshall’s face. I think it was to protect Marshall more than anything. Marco was all kinds of pissed off.