MLS Disciplinary Committee announces fines for incident in D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls game

The MLS Disciplinary Committee on Monday announced rulings from mid-week games played on Sept. 10.


After a shoving incident near the benches in the New York Red Bulls-D.C. United match, one team and three players from the incident (watch above) were fined.


D.C. United and head coach Ben Olsen were fined for the team's second violation of the league's mass-confrontation policy.


Two of Olsen's players, Davy Arnaud and Sean Franklin, were fined for instigating and escalating during the incident.


Finally, New York's Roy Miller was fined for instigating/escalating and violating the league's hands-to-the-face/head policy.


2014 MLS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE DECISIONS

Week 25:Montreal Impact's Hassoun Camara, Chivas USA's Erick Torres suspended, Seattle's Pineda and D.C.'s Silva fined


Week 24MLS Disciplinary Committee fines, suspends Portland Timbers' Norberto Paparatto for serious foul play


Week 23FC Dallas midfielder Andrés Escobar fined for embellishment


Week 22

Eddie Johnson suspended two games, Calum Mallace one for separate incidents

Week 21Jamison Olave suspended two games, both Morales and Cahill fined


Week 19: Vancouver Whitecaps, Real Salt Lake charged with mass confrontation


Week 17:New York defender Armando, Colorado forward Sánchez suspended two games each


Week 17:Revs midfielder Lee Nguyen suspended for stomp on RSL's John Stertzer


Week 16FC Dallas winger Fabian Castillo suspended four matches


Week 15D.C. United's Fabian Espindola suspended, FC Dallas' Josema Bazan suspended, Portland Timbers' Maximiliano Urruti fined


Week 14:Colorado Rapids' Dillon Serna suspended, fines handed out to Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders


Week 13:Fines issued to Montreal Impact's Hassoun Camara for simulation, Sporting KC's Igor Julião for hands to the face and Vancouver's Sebastian Fernandez for embellishment


Week 12:Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders warned for violating mass confrontation policy, Vancouver Whitecaps' Pedro Morales and Seattle Sounders' Chad Barrett fined


Week 11:D.C. United's Eddie Johnson, Portland Timbers' Alvas Powell suspended


Week 10:San Jose's Víctor Bernárdez suspended


Week 9:LA Galaxy's Rob Friend fined for embellishment


Week 8:D.C.'s Eddie Johnson fined for hands to the face; Vancouver's Paolo Tornaghi suspended for entering field


Week 7: Crew's Bernardo Añor fined for mass confrontation, Chivas USA's Wilmer Cabrera fined


Week 6: Crew's Giancarlo Gonzalez fined for embellishment


Week 5: D.C.'s Lewis Neal suspended, Revolution's Jay Heaps is fined


Week 4:Toronto's Steven Caldwell suspended; Colorado's Drew Moor fined


Week 3:Toronto's Jackson and Portland's Donovan Ricketts are suspended


Week 2:Seattle's Clint Dempsey, two other players suspended


Week 1:D.C.'s Luis Silva fined for simulation