TUKWILA, Wash. — The Seattle Sounders have chosen not to appeal captain Brad Evans’ one-game suspension for his red card against the Vancouver Whitecaps last Sunday, General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey announced on Thursday.
The review of a red card is not done by the MLS Disciplinary Committee, but by a separate and independent committee of three referees. Teams that appeal must prove to this committee that their colleague made a serious and obvious error.
“We always support our players, that’s always our preference,” Lagerwey said. “But what matters in situations like this is not what we believe, but what we can prove.