News about Nigel Robertha

Since it was discovered for the second time that the player used racist words, DC United and Taxi Fountas have agreed to terminate the striker's deal. Fountas, who is white, was put on administrative leave by MLS on July 21, following allegations that he racially assaulted black teammate Nigel Robertha six days earlier. According to a statement from DC United, the league deemed those allegations credible.

According to reports, Taxi Fountas has been released following the allegation that he directed a racial insult against a coworker during a recent game. Fountas has been embroiled in a racial controversy for the second time in less than a year, after being investigated by MLS in connection with allegations that he called an opponent the N-word during a game. According to ESPN, DC United has now ruled to dismiss Fountas, weeks after the team placed him on administrative leave.

Reade Whitney, the United States' head athletic trainer, was fired on Friday night after the MLS team said he made a discriminatory hand gesture in a photo shared on social media a day earlier. The exact gesture has yet to be determined. Whitney did not appear in the team's statement announcing his dismissal, but the team's athletic trainer was fired immediately, according to the team. Whitney stayed in that position. 'There is no place for bigotry, misogyny, misogyny, or discrimination of any kind in our sport and culture, and Washington, D.C. United does not accept any acts of this nature,' the document said. While MLS investigates potential league misconduct, the team and Major League Soccer announced late Friday that two players, Taxi Fountas and Nigel Robertha, were put on paid administrative leave. There was no suggestion that the probe had anything to do with Whitney's dismissal's circumstances.