Vancouver Whitecaps Defender Tristan Blackmon Fined for Embellishment

Vancouver Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon fined for embellishment

NEW YORK - Major League Soccer has fined Vancouver Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon for violating its policy on simulation and embellishment.

Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon fined for embellishment

Major League Soccer has fined Vancouver Whitecaps defender Tristan Blackmon for violating its policy on simulation and embellishment. The league’s disciplinary committee says the sanction, handed down Tuesday, was for the 29-year-old American centre back’s actions in first-half stoppage time of Vancouver’s 4-1 win over the Timbers in Portland, Ore., on Saturday. Video of the play shows Blackmon and Timbers defender Finn Surman make contact above…

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