Jones Suspended for U.S. Games
Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland —
Midfielder Cobi Jones was suspended Friday for the next two World Cup qualifiers for the U.S. because of an ejection earlier this year.
FIFA, soccer’s governing body, also fined Jones $2,800 for his actions in a World Cup qualifier at Honduras on March 28.
The red card meant that Jones automatically was suspended for the Americans’ qualifier against Costa Rica on April 25. FIFA’s decision Friday means Jones can’t play at Jamaica on June 16 and against Trinidad and Tobago on June 20 at Foxboro, Mass.
FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren said the decision has been appealed.
