Cuauhtemoc Blanco is a Bad, Bad Boy

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Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players on then field, and then headbutting a DC United employee. And from what I can tell, at least some of these rumors appear to be true

In this earlier post, I described Blanco and DC player Marc Burch being sent off in the US Open Cup game between DC United and the Chicago Fire. The video above, at the end, appears to show Blanco delivering a hard punch to the gut of DC Player Clyde Simms. (It doesn’t show the retaliation by Marc Burch, but shows Blanco on the ground afterwards.)

After that we start getting into rumors and BigSoccer posts, but several people are saying they then witnessed Blanco deliver a headbutt into the face of a DC official who was trying to get Blanco to leave the sidelines after getting sent off. You can read these accounts at MLS Rumors.

Keep in mind that we’re all innocent until proven guilty, but this isn’t looking good for Blanco. The punch alone could be grounds for some serious action, either MLS-related or legal.

From Steven Goff at the Washington Post:

In addition to his on-field conduct, which according to D.C. United defender Marc Burch included both punching and eye-gouging D.C. midfielder Clyde Simms, Blanco also allegedly head-butted a D.C. United operations employee as he was being escorted off the field, according to sources.

Here is D.C. United’s comment on the situation: “As a result of incidents last night, Major League Soccer has requested video footage, which we are preparing and will be sending to the league,” United spokesman Doug Hicks said. Hicks said MLS will have the video today.

What do you think? Will MLS act against Star DP #2? Or does his standing as a seat-filler and star make him untouchable?

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