USMNT defender FC Cincinnati star Matt Miazga banned!
New York (November 29, 2023) — FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazga has been handed a three-match suspension by MLS after raiding the referees room on November 4.
Just over 72 hours prior to their Eastern Conference final match against Columbus Crew in the MLS playoffs, Miazga was handed the suspension over misconduct from November 4. After the Orange and Blue’s playoff win over the New York Red Bulls, the USMNT defender confronted the referees postgame over a controversial yellow card that was handed his way. The caution, which was his second of the match, came during a penalty shootout – meaning it was not a sending off, but rather an accumulation suspension – that upset the 2023 MLS Defender of the Year.
The MLS Players Association condemns the behavior of the Professional Soccer Referees Association and certain PSRA members with regard to the November 4 incident at Red Bull Arena involving FC Cincinnati player Matt Miazga,” read the statement posted on X.
“Both the match report approved by the officials and the statements released by the PSRA regarding the incident contained material falsehoods. Since then, the PSRA has not only failed to correct these falsehoods, it’s President has continued to repeat them publicly.
