Jermaine Jones received a six-game ban for assaulting referee Mark Geiger in the MLS Playoffs at the end of 2015. According to the player, that suspension is preventing him from returning to Germany.
Jermaine Jones spoke to the media today ahead of the United States' winter camp and for the first time we might have actually gained something informative about his contract status with MLS and the New England Revolution.
Jermaine Jones says he has opportunities in Germany, wants to go back, but offers are contingent on MLS suspension being reduced.