RSL's Mike Petke suspended two games and was fined $ 10,000

Major League Soccer suspended Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke for two games and fined him $ 10,000 for his criticism of officials on Saturday, said ESPN's 700 coach

After losing to Minnesota United, he pushed MLS to fine for his comments.

The league managed to qualify for the next two games against Colorado. and San Jose.

"It was a little more than I was expecting, I have a two-game suspension and a $ 10,000 fine, but that's what I know, I accept it, "added Petke. he would not seek to appeal.

"You know, I'm not going to hide behind anything and say," Oh, I do not want to pay the consequences. "Petke was kicked out after insisting that the referee throw a foul on Real & # 39; s Glad Justen to the video assistant referee, then after more VAR. "The only thing I get from the MLS is to" stop criticizing the referees, "Petke said on Saturday. "I want to know where the referees are right now Why can not we ask a question to the referee? Why can not we do that? Why can not we ask, 'Why n & rsquo; Did you not go to VAR? Why, when the posts arrive, did you just give a yellow card? This would make them more human

"For MLS, it would be better for this league – for the fans, for the owners, for the coaches, for the players – to hear them and hear their side of the story. Maybe then we say, "OK, I see it." Maybe it happened a little fast. Maybe the guy in the booth, wherever he is, look at that – maybe he was watching "The Simpsons" at the same time. I do not know. I have no idea, but it is not good enough for me.

"And I'm going to fine. [MLS senior vice president] Jeff Agoos, well, me, I'm fine, I'm on record, you know, no other coach in this league, he there's a little more than what they should do, so I'm going to dump my bank account, I'm not giving any more s … "

Last season, Petke was fined 3 $ 000 passionate criticism of an arbitrator.