Bruce Arena and Jozy Altidore both shrugged off the biting incident in Wednesday night’s Gold Cup quarterfinal for the United States but Altidore’s girlfriend might still be mad. In the second half of the USMNT’s 2-0 victory El Salvador’s Henry Romero both twisted Altidore’s nipple and bit his back, sending Jozy to the ground. No fouls were called, and the moment passed, but certainly CONCACAF might bring discipline down the line.
“There’s a history of that in our sport,” Arena joked after the match. Asked if he felt a foul should have been called, resulting in a penalty kick, Arena was very forgiving.