LAG Confidential · Dec 2, 2022
LA Galaxy hit with major sanctions over breaking roster rules
The LA Galaxy have been sanctioned by MLS for illegal payments to Cristian Pavon in the 2019 season that would have made him a Designated Player, instead of the Targeted Allocation Money player he was officially classified as. As a result, the club has been fined $1 million, they must forfeit a future $1 million in general allocation money, and they can’t register any players from abroad during the secondary (summer) window in the 2023 season, meaning they can’t sign any new players unless they are in MLS already.