D.C. United president Kevin Payne was fined $5,000 by Major League Soccer, then apologized on Thursday for criticizing the league and three teams.
The MLS said Payne was punished for "public comments deemed detrimental to the public image of the league" and pointed to an item posted on The Washington Post's Web site this week. Payne was critical of the conservative playing style of Colorado, New England and Real Salt Lake in quotes posted on the site.
Payne said the tactics create "a lot of games in our league that I can't watch."
Payne is right. Colorado and Real Salt Lake almost always play the most negative game imaginable, and have for years. New England, once upon a time, could play attractive attacking soccer. This season they have been damn near unwatchable.
For example, look at last night's nil-nil draw between Houston and Seattle. Sure there were no goals, but there was plenty of action. Action is exactly what you are not going to see when Real and the Revs play their playoff games.
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