Report: Seattle's Clint Dempsey suspended 2 games for groin smack
Clint Dempsey was reportedly suspended for two games after he knocked Toronto defender Mark Bloom in the man region.
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Mike Singer
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Seattle Sounders forward and USMNT star Clint Dempsey has been suspended two games by MLS for smacking a Toronto defender in the groin during a game this past weekend, according to The Toronto Sun.
Dempsey, expected to play a crucial role for the US’s attack in the upcoming World Cup, said he felt someone on his back when he took the ill-fated swipe against Toronto's Mark Bloom, but the GIF looks a little more damning.
First, Dempsey’s account of the incident, and then the GIF.
“To be honest with you, I felt a hand on my back. I tried to hit it away and thought I was hitting his hand away. I understand that maybe I did catch him a little bit. I apologized to him about that, but for me, all I was trying to do was smack his hand from touching my back,” Dempsey told The Seattle Times.
Not cool, Demps.
(H/T SBNation)
