Charlotte FC coach benched — will miss big Miami game
Dean Smith will serve a one-game suspension after picking up three yellow cards
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Charlotte FC’s head coach is suspended for a game; too many yellow cards, most recently for ‘shouting’
Charlotte FC coach Dean Smith says he is suspended for next week’s big game against Miami because of receiving too many yellow cards. (July photo by Kevin Young/The 5 and 2 Project)
Charlotte FC will carry an eight-game winning streak into its Sept. 12 showdown with Inter Miami and Lionel Messi — but not its head coach. Coach Dean Smith confirmed on XM Radio’s Counter Attack show this week that he has received a one-game suspension for accumulating three yellow cards and will have to sit out the highly anticipated game at Bank of America Stadium.
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