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Inside the referees’ locker room: Hearing directly from officiating crew about Saturday’s controversial red card on Sounders defender Chad Marshall

The Sounders have appealed a red card and automatic suspension handed Sounders defender Chad Marshall for a dangerous foul late in Saturday's win over Sporting Kansas City. In a rare move, the officiating crew invited a Seattle Times pool reporter into their dressing room postgame to explain the call and review it on video in...

Standing inside a referees’ locker room at CenturyLink Field was the last place I’d expected to be after last weekend’s Sounders contest ended.

But in the 77thminute, Sounders center back Chad Marshall upended Sporting Kansas City forward Johnny Russell on a play ultimately sent to video review and ending in a red card disqualification for a dangerous foul.