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Lansing Ignite Player Suspended After Offensive Remarks

WKAR Public Media
Published April 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM EDT
Cooley Law School Stadium photo
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Cooley Law School Stadium is where the Lansing Ignite soccer team plays.

The owner of the Lansing Ignite soccer team confirms one of his players is suspended for making an anti-gay remark on Twitter.

Credit Twitter/LansingIgnite
Statement from Lansing Ignite FC owner Tom Dickson about suspension of a player over anti-LGBTQ remarks.

Team owner Tom Dickson said in a statement that player Ricky Lopez-Espin posted offensive remarks on Twitter following last Saturday’s match against the Greenville Triumph.

On Twitter, Lopez-Espin apologized specifically to the L-G-B-T-Q and Greenville, South Carolina communities.

Credit Twitter/RickyLopezEspin

Lopez-Espin also said he has accepted a 4-game ban.

He will also pay a fine.
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