Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Landon Donovan said his San Diego Loyal "would not stand" for bigotry having left the pitch in protest after an alleged homophobic comment was aimed at midfielder Collin Martin, who is gay.
An opposition player from Phoenix Rising was accused of making the comment just before half-time in their second-tier USL Championship game.
Loyal players returned after the break but walked off when the referee blew his whistle, forfeiting a match they were leading 3-1 and ending their chances of reaching the play-offs.
Wow. This is such an encouraging story. They were winning the game and on their way to the play offs. But they walked off on a point of principle. Donovan never quite convinced me as a player but he has gone up, in my estimation, as a man.