Racing Louisville FC midfielder Ary Borges has been suspended for an additional three matches for pushing the center referee after a recent match.
Borges, a Brazilian international, had already served a one-match ban over the weekend after receiving a red card at the conclusion of Louisville’s 3-3 draw with the Portland Thorns on April 27.
The match featured 41 combined fouls, a new NWSL record.
The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Monday that its Disciplinary Committee issued the additional three-game sentence following review of the altercation, which was deemed “major game misconduct.”
“The NWSL has a zero-tolerance policy regarding abuse of officials and will continue to uphold the integrity of the game and the conduct expected of all players, coaches and club personnel,” the league said in a statement.
Portland scored an equalizer from the penalty spot in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw.
Louisville led 3-1 in the first half before conceding penalty kicks in stoppage time of each half.
The Thorns’ equalizer came following a sequence in stoppage time in which referee Corbyn May initially called a foul on Portland defender Reyna Reyes, but reversed the call to a Thorns penalty kick after video review showed Louisville forward Emma Sears…
