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Seattle Reign fined for comments about officials in Portland Thorns match

"I thought the ref lost control," said Laura Harvey after the match.

NWSL Commissioner Jeff Plush announced on Tuesday that Seattle Reign FC has been fined an undisclosed amount for comments critical of the match officials, which were made by general manager and coach Laura Harvey and the club regarding Saturday's game against the Portland Thorns FC.

Our own recap described the game this way: "what happened at Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening, when at least six Reign players went down at certain points in the game due to injuries, was terrifying".