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After the Revolution's tight but adequate victory over the Columbus Crew (great tip into the net by Khano Smith), I got to catch the end of the Kansas City v New York Red Bulls match. I got to see quite a bit of it even though it started at the same time as the New England game, since the end of the first half was prolonged by twelve minutes of stoppage time. If the league keeps track of such things, that has to be a record, no?

The game turned into a disaster for Kansas City, as two of New York's goals came from penalty kicks. Needless to say, this meant that Kansas City fans took issue with some of the calls from the referees. Upon reviewing some of the calls, commentator Jake Dancy said that they didn't look like penalties to him.

Jake Dancy.

Given the way this guy used to play, I can see that his threshhold for a foul may be a bit different than the rest of us.

Dancy used to play for the MetroStars, Kansas City Wizards and the indoor team, Kansas City Comets. He also did some time with the US National under 20 team. That came to an end in a 1997 exhibition with DC United, when he punched United player Brian Kamler, who was running toward him at full speed at the time. The emergency room doctors said that the injuries were similar to those sustained in a car accident. Kamler, who recently retired from playing at Real Salt Lake, to this day has five metal plates in his face.

Dancy pled no contest to felonious assault and was effectively banned from playing for the US National team. Kamler sued Dancy and the USSF for $7.3 million. This figure dwarfs the $3.2 million that Rudy Tomasavich sued for in a similar infamous incident between him and Kermit Washington in a 1977 NBA match. Needless to say, Dancy was found not to have sufficient funds to pay.

So you can see why I am not too keen on following Dancy's judgement on what should be allowed on a soccer pitch.


Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.