Sounders' Clint Dempsey Banned from US Open Cup for 2 Years for Ripping Ref's Notebook

After performing one a pretty disgusting act in the world of professional sports earlier this month, Seattle Sounders star soccer player and captain of the USA Men's National Team, Clint Dempsey has received a ban from the U.S. Open Cup lasting two years. Dempsey, angry at a red card call from a referee during a match, tore up the official's notebook. The MLS player has also been fined an undisclosed amount of money. Read more on this news below.

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Referee Daniel Radford handed out a large number of red cards during the Sounders' Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers, which resulted in an angry Dempsey, who is one of the more agitated players in the sport. He responded in a way that would eventually keep him from the tournament for a couple of years, and possibly more.

You can read our previous report on this notebook tearing incident right here!

"The panel convened Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to review the evidence gathered in regards to the incident. Mr. Dempsey waived his right to an appeal," a statement from US Soccer announced this week (via CBS Sports / Sporting News). "Due to the suspension, Dempsey cannot play in any U.S. Open Cup matches in 2016 or 2017, and possibly longer depending on the number of tournament games in which Dempsey's team participates in those years."

As Sky Sports points out, MLS teams enter the tournament a bit later than others, so this could affect Dempsey's ban even more. He could technically miss three tournaments according to this ban.

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