The statement continues by saying that the fans involved in the situation violated MLS’ Fan Code of Conduct, which says that fans must be respectful to each other and players. The union though points out that Howard was not the only one involved in the situation and states their disappointment with the league’s handling of the situation. In the statement (seen below) Howard acknowledged his part in the situation and the MLSPU agrees that his actions were not appropriate. The MLS Players Union has come out with a statement regarding the incident between Howard and the Sporting KC fan(s). When Dwyer was asked about it post-match he responded, “We are both competitive people and we like to win but only one person can win.”ĭwyer declined to discuss what the conversation was about by saying “It was loud, I couldn’t really hear.” Thad Bell Howard also confronted Dwyer after the match as well. forward Dom Dwyer got under Howard’s skin in the second half. National team regular Matt Besler and potential future U.S. Hey quality huh, good example for the little kids /8HTfdRz863- Doug April 10, 2017īoth fellow U.S. Howard appeared to react to fans in the Cauldron end at least a couple of times in the first half and in the second half Howard responded to a fan in the South Stand that was caught on video and tweeted out. The suspension will be served during Colorado’s next three MLS regular-season matches. The incidents that took place during our match at Sporting Kansas City last weekend do not represent the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club or Tim’s character and beliefs, on and off the pitch. We accept the league’s decision and look forward to moving past this. While this is out of character for Tim, we do not condone these actions. Tim Howard made an unfortunate and regrettable mistake for which he is being disciplined by MLS. The veteran keeper responded to fans on both ends of the stadium and during interactions with Sporting Kansas City players and even his own team at times. Howard appeared to be agitated at various points throughout the game. Tim Howard has been suspended by MLS for three games and has been fined an undisclosed amount for foul language directed toward a fan during the match and for an altercation with a fan after the game.
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