The MLS Disciplinary Committee announced a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine for Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia, after he body-slammed Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan during a goal-mouth scrum on Saturday. Melia was only shown a yellow card in the game with the officiating crew determining that the action fell short of “brutality” that would have warranted a red card.
Melia will miss Wednesday’s home game against the LA Galaxy, a match he could have theoretically been planning to rest for anyway. Sporting KC are 2-2-1 without Melia this year.