The incident at the end of Saturday’s Chattanooga FC—Michigan Stars FC match can not be tolerated in our sport and will not be tolerated in our league. The Commissioner’s office has reinforced this position with the NISA member clubs.

The NISA Disciplinary Committee –guided by the NISA Operations Manual – assessed the following penalties for the incident after the May 8 match between Chattanooga FC and Michigan Stars FC:

• Chattanooga FC
  • Brian Bement (F): red card, 2-game suspension, plus an undisclosed fine for “violence toward a player”
  • Markus Naglestad (F): 2-game suspension for unsporting behavior
• Michigan Stars
  • Remy Tazifor (Assistant Coach): red card, 4-game suspension, plus an undisclosed fine for “violence toward a player”
  • Tatenda Mkuruva (GK): 1-game suspension for unsporting behavior

Both Chattanooga FC and Michigan Stars FC clubs also were levied fines for the incident. All fines will be contributed to the NISA Equity Committee to advance their efforts.