M. Bradley Suspended Four Games, On Probation, Available For USA-Mexico

2009-07-08T09:05:18-04:00

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2009-07-08T09:05:18-04:00

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Emil^

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19 kk - 3rd time posting here - why does it double post what I say and why does this forum mess up my punctuation? 6006146

2009-07-08T08:57:57-04:00

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Emil^

Central, IL 798020

18 Certainly it wasn't a red, but still no excuse for his (alleged) poor conduct post game vs. the ref. We should be used to dubious calls by now. This is to be expected, hell we are in CONCACAF! No surprise we got a bad call, but Bradley is a professional. He deserves the ban, the 6 month probation is a bit harsh ??? but regardless there should be no room for the shenanigans he may have pulled. (That is assuming the press is honest). I do however find the actions of the Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda questionable to say the least. Perhaps that is why it was a minimal punishment. If he truly did assault the ref (even touched him) it should have been a far far worse penalty. If there was such an ???assault???, well it would have been a lot longer of a ban; and if there WAS an assault that is just saying this ref really DID ???F Bradley over something major ??? assuming thIS is such ??? he got a unquestionable light sentence for a good reason. 6006069

2009-07-08T08:53:46-04:00

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Emil^

Central, IL 798020

17 Certainly it wasn't a red, but still no excuse for his (alleged) poor conduct post game vs. the ref. We should be used to dubious calls by now. This is to be expected, hell we are in CONCACAF! No surprise we got a bad call, but Bradley is a professional. He deserves the ban, the 6 month probation is a bit harsh ??? but regardless there should be no room for the shenanigans he may have pulled. (That is assuming the press is honest). I do however find the actions of the Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda questionable to say the least. Perhaps that is why it was a minimal punishment. If he truly did assault the ref (even touched him) it should have been a far far worse penalty. If there was such an ???assault???, well it would have been a lot longer of a ban; and if there WAS an assault that is just saying this ref really DID ???F Bradley over something major ??? assuming thIS is such ??? he got a unquestionable light sentence for a good reason. 6005974

2009-07-07T19:56:09-04:00

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89invincible

Vallejo 778110

16 This has to be the lightest four-game suspension ever. FIFA gets to say it gave MB a suspension for confronting the official, and he doesn't miss any games except ones he wasn't going to be in anyway. As long as he is a good boy for the next 6 months. If I remember correctly, Didier Drogba has to avoid trouble for the next two years to avoid serving the last two games of his suspension. FIFA clearly is admitting that any "confrontation" was minimal. Technically a violation of the rule, but nothing worthy of any penalty at all. 6003390

2009-07-07T13:37:22-04:00

common sense

Durham 238563

11 hmmm... Otergod in your last paragraph there is a hole in your logic big enough to drive a truck through. 5998344

2009-07-07T19:06:29-04:00

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Otergod

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hmmm... Otergod in your last paragraph there is a hole in your logic big enough to drive a truck through.

15 lol, wasnt meant to be taken seriously 6003052

2009-07-07T17:21:01-04:00

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Buck Feckham

Philadelphia 85930

14 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCLDkLESZUs[/youtube] Here's the foul. 6002259

2009-07-07T17:20:10-04:00

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Buck Feckham

Philadelphia 85930

13 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFw5ILmbQhM[/youtube] 6002258

2009-07-07T17:15:26-04:00

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Buck Feckham

Philadelphia 85930

12 The CONCACAF ruling wasn't a big deal. I am sure Bradley wanted to bring in a few players into camp from Confed Cup, but due to the fact they reached the finals he couldn't rest them as it were. He still picks 18 for the game, and he can bring the players he wanted in for selected games. I don't see it as some strange coup for all its worth. I think the 6 month probation was a stinger. I was not crazy about that. 6002112

2009-07-07T13:37:22-04:00

common sense

Durham 238563

11 hmmm... Otergod in your last paragraph there is a hole in your logic big enough to drive a truck through. 5998344

2009-07-07T13:27:03-04:00

inelli

Durham 807207

9 someone has to know what happend in that tunnel... wheres the beta people. is MB an idiot for running his mouth after the game or is he getting screwed? 5998111

2009-07-07T13:29:12-04:00

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Zizou10

Milwaukee 161935

is MB an idiot for running his mouth after the game or is he getting screwed?

10 Ummm...did you see the tackle? It wasn't even yellow card worthy... 5998220

U.S. starting midfielder Michael Bradley has been suspended for four games by FIFA, soccer's governing body, for "committing acts of misconduct against opponents and match officials" in the U.S.'s 2-0 upset of Spain on June 24, a FIFA spokesman has confirmed to SI.com. However, Bradley will be available for the U.S.'s important World Cup qualifier at Mexico on August 12, since he can serve his suspension during the current CONCACAF Gold Cup (even though Bradley isn't on the roster). Bradley was sent off in the 87th minute against Spain by Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda for a tackle on Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso. The Spanish publication AS first reported that Bradley had allegedly confronted Larrionda in the tunnel after the game. By the end of tonight's U.S. game against Honduras, Bradley--the son of U.S. coach Bob Bradley--will have already served his suspension by not being eligible to play in the Confederations Cup final against Brazil or in the U.S.'s first two Gold Cup games against Grenada and Honduras. There is one wrinkle in FIFA's ruling: the fourth game of Bradley's ban is suspended, and Bradley will serve a probationary period of six months. "If the player commits another infringement during the probationary period in a FIFA competition," FIFA's statement reads, "the one match suspended suspension is automatically revoked and applied, in addition to the sanction pronounced for the new infringement." FIFA did not release the details of Bradley's misconduct against match officials, including Larrionda, but it did say that he had breached articles 48 and 49 of the <a href="http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/administration/disciplinarycode.html" target="_blank">FIFA Disciplinary Code</a>. Article 48 addresses misconduct against opponents (the original red-card offense), while article 49 references misconduct against match officials. Article 49 requires a ban of "at least four matches for unsporting conduct toward a match official." Other details in the AS report were not found to be true. <a href="http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/bradley-intenta-agredir-arbitro/dasftb/20090624dasdasftb_60/Tes" target="_blank">The Spanish report</a> (which cited no sources) claimed that Bradley had tried to "assault" or "attack" Larrionda, an allegation that was not supported by FIFA's investigation. If the "assault" charge had been true, FIFA would have been required to suspend Bradley for at least six months, according to article 49 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. What do you think of FIFA's suspension of Bradley? How much will the probationary wrinkle affect the way he plays on the field for the next six months? Grant Wahl’s book, The Beckham Experiment, comes out on July 14. You can pre-order it <a href="http://tinyurl.com/layry6" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also find him on <a href="http://twitter.com/GrantWahl" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. 69621 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/194/315/thumb/wahl_grant.jpg 11 MD

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