It was an eventful week five in Major League Soccer. MLS Post-Mortem analyzes the happenings, from FC Dallas's backup plan in midfield to Seattle's development of Oalex Anderson.
Controversy has been the name of the game in MLS this season, but it hasn't yet been as obvious as it was in week five. A lot of red cards, debatable goals and other argument-sparking events went down this week, making for an entertaining set of matches.
First, one of the major unwritten rules of the beautiful game came into the spotlight: Whether or not to kick the ball out of bounds when there is an injury.