TUKWILA, Wash. — The news broke suddenly Thursday morning that Clint Dempsey would have to serve an additional one-game suspension on top of the automatic suspension for his red card against FC Dallas on March 18.
The bad news was compounded on the training ground at Starfire Sports, where midfielder Harry Shipp was carted off the field in the late stages of the day’s training session with what the club described as an ankle injury.
Sounders general manager Garth Lagerwey and head coach Brian Schmetzer both offered their thoughts on Dempsey’s additional suspension to the media after practice.