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New York Red Bulls' Sacha Kljestan fined by MLS Disciplinary Committee for laying hands on LA Galaxy's Joao Pedro

On Wednesday, May 17, the MLS Disciplinary Committee announced it had fined New York Red Bulls captain Sacha Kljestan for an incident observed during the 55th minute of RBNY's 3-1 loss to LA Galaxy on May 14.

Kljestan's foul on Joao Pedro was deemed a "violation of the league's policy regarding hands to the face, head, or neck of an opponent" - a policy that is clearly and not unreasonably "don't put hands on the face, head or neck of an opponent".

Kljestan's fine is the extent of the Disciplinary Committee's action on the matter.