Seattle forward Clint Dempsey was suspended for three games by Major League Soccer on Friday and fined for his conduct toward a match official during a U.S. Open Cup game this week, a penalty the U.S. captain will finish serving before the Americans start the defense of their CONCACAF Gold Cup title next month. MLS Commissioner Don Garber concluded Dempsey's behavior was ''referee abuse,'' which requires a minimum three-game suspension, and not ''referee assault,'' which has a minimum six-game ban. Dempsey was punished for a confrontation with a referee Tuesday in the Sounders' fourth-round loss to rival Portland, when he grabbed a notebook from the official and tore it after a teammate was given a red card.
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