MLS
MLS Fines Nowak for "Improper Remarks"
By Shane Killian
March 15, 2006
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber today announced that D.C. United head coach Peter Nowak has been fined for remarks he made toward a Real Salt Lake player during a pre-season game.
"After conducting a thorough review," Garber said in a prepared statement. "We find that D.C. United Head Coach Peter Nowak made improper remarks during the D.C. United vs. Real Salt Lake pre-season game on February 17, 2006 in Bradenton, Florida."
During the match, Nowak allegedly yelled, "Send him back to Africa," after Atiba Harris received a yellow card for physical play. Harris, from St. Kitts-Nevis, is on trial with Real Salt Lake this preseason.
The league did not disclose the amount of Nowak's fine.