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Schmetzer denies telling Vermes that Alonso should have been sent off

After Peter Vermes’ Sporting Kansas City were defeated 1-0 by the Seattle Sounders on Thursday, he had a few choice words for the referee crew about their performance. But on Friday, Vermes expanded on his fury to The Kansas City Star:

“Every day in the regular season, that’s a card (on Osvaldo Alonso). Let me put it this way — when we build our roster, you expect players can pass, dribble, shoot, receive the ball, whatever. And when the big moments come, you’re still looking for them to execute those exact same things.