Remember when the Seattle Sounders lost 3-0 to FC Dallas? I know it’s tough, but try to remember back to March 18. Assuming you’ve managed to do that, you probably recall Clint Dempsey being sent off for what many of us felt was a somewhat questionable determination that he purposefully hit a player below the belt.
Since that game, the Sounders have played just once — which Dempsey obviously missed as a mandatory punishment — and had two bye weeks. With all that time passed, and with more time to examine other angles that seemed to support the idea that any contact was not purposeful, it sure seemed like Dempsey was in the clear as far as additional suspension goes.