MLS suspends Vancouver coach Sartini for six games
The HinduVancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini was suspended for six games by Major League Soccer on Thursday after multiple league policy violations in a season-ending playoff loss earlier this month. Sartini was hit was a one-game ban for the ejection but the league added an extra five games to the ban for what an MLS statement called his “violation of league policies, including entering the field of play in a confrontational manner and public criticism following the match.” Sartini, who was also fined $20,000, must complete a league-approved behavioural assessment and comply with any recommended treatment programs before he can return. Vancouver defender Mathias Laborda of Uruguay was issued a one-match suspension and fined an undisclosed sum for entering the field of play in a confrontational manner and sparking or escalating a mass confrontation. Whitecaps assistant coaches Youssef Dahha and Michael D’Agostino, Vancouver midfielders Luis Martins and Ali Ahmed and defender Javian Brown were issued undisclosed fines for entering the field of play in a confrontational manner.
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