A U.S. Soccer panel charged with handling disciplinary matters in the U.S. Open Cup has suspended the Seattle Sounders’ Clint Dempsey for six U.S. Open Cupmatches or the next two years of U.S. Open Cup competition, whichever is greater in response to his actions of tearing up the notebook of referee Daniel Radford in their fourth-round match.

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