When Sporting Kansas City face the Portland Timbers in Leg 1 of the Western Conference Championship, they'll be without one of their leading goalscorers as Diego Rubio sits out due to a suspension for yellow card accumulation.
Any player cautioned in two separate playoffs games earns an automatic one-game suspension, though cards are wiped clean for the MLS Cup final.
With Rubio already sidelined, there are a host of players in that series, as well as the Eastern Conference Championship between the New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United, who will be walking a tightrope in the first leg this Sunday.
Here is the full list of players who are one yellow card away from suspension:
Player |
Team |
---|---|
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
Eric Remedi |
ATL |
Hector Villalba |
ATL |
Franco Escobar |
ATL |
Miles Robinson |
ATL |
Diego Chara |
POR |
Andres Flores |
POR |
Liam Ridgewell |
POR |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
Sean Davis |
RBNY |
Roger Espinoza |
SKC |