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Andy Polo suspended by MLS amid domestic violence allegations

Content warning: This post contains reports of domestic violence.

The Portland Timbers announced today that Andy Polo has been suspended and removed from all team activities, effective immediately, amid allegations of domestic violence from the mother of Polo’s children, Genesis Alarcon.

Wednesday morning, the news broke that Alarcon went on television and publicly accused Polo of physical violence against her. The Spanish-language outlet AS published the original report.

Andy Polo, internacional con Perú, ha sido acusado por la madre de sus hijos de agresión física y psicológica.