((HT: Washington Post/Steven Goff))
Houston Dynamo star Brian Ching has been fined $500 by MLS for an entry on his Twitter account during Saturday's controversial match at Seattle. His Tweet: "Ref in seattle just cheated the dynamo. What a joke. Not even close. Ref is a cheat"
Ching didn't play in the game. In fact, he wasn't even with the Dynamo. Because of U.S. national team duty, he was on the other side of the country in Foxborough, Mass., for a Gold Cup match and watched on TV/laptop.
The next morning, he wrote on Twitter: "I apologize for the comment which i made in the heat of the moment. Everyone tries their best and mistakes happen."
With 1,800 Twitter followers, Ching's comments weren't exactly public criticism. (Ashton Kutcher has 2.8 million.)
Here's the full chain that got him in trouble, thanks to his own Twitter account
Ref in seattle just cheated the dynamo. What a joke. Not even close. Ref is a cheat4:41 PM Jul 11th from txt
Look i made a rash comment yesterday. I dont know who the ref was. I didnt understand how someone could all a goal when it wasnt 100% clear10:09 AM Jul 12th from txt
I apologize for the comment which i made in the heat of the moment. Everyone tries their best and mistakes happen.10:25 AM Jul 12th from txt
Here's the play in question...thanks to our friends at MLS
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