Lansing Ignite Player Suspended After Offensive Remarks

WKAR Public Media

Published April 9, 2019 at 6:50 PM EDT

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Cooley Law School Stadium is where the Lansing Ignite soccer team plays.

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

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

Credit Twitter/LansingIgnite

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.