The incident involving U.S. national team star Clint Dempsey in overtime of the Seattle Sounders’ U.S. Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers didn’t justinvolve the issuance of a red card that would carry a suspension for the Sounders’ next Open Cup game. It might fall under the purview of U.S. Soccer’s referee assault policy that carries mandatorysuspensions across all soccer activities.
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