Zakuani who came to train with us from MLS...

Wratho · April 23, 2011

Zakuani who was brought in for a look last year, and who knows might have again this year.

I do not think so now. Had his leg broke tonight with a tough, hard, useless challenge. Straight Red. Hope he comes back strong and does not lose a step. Speed was his strongest asset.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=114&id=13995

xtris10x · April 23, 2011

You could see his leg just hanging there, nasty stuff. Heres hoping for a quick recovery for him

icburns · April 23, 2011

Watching it live, absolutely sickening. Hope he recovers well and quick. Both for him and for the Sounders, because, I'll be honest, they need him. It's always painful to watch injuries, but at least when Nigel De Jong breaks legs, it's on a decent challenge.

Dylan · April 23, 2011

Mullen needs a long time out of the game for that malicious challenge. You can see him go down, whine he didn't get a freekick and then just go in, intent to foul......no-where near the ball.

Tubey · April 23, 2011

That's an absolutely awful tackle. Almost as bad as Muscats the other month.

Nordecke · April 23, 2011

ugh.. Sickening to see his leg dangle like that..

Kay20 · April 23, 2011

terrible

fadedhour · April 23, 2011

I am absolutely gutted about this. Zakuani is one of my favorite players in MLS. I was really pleased when he came to train with us and I did expect him to end up playing in Europe sooner or later. This sucks.

TX Bill · April 23, 2011

Unfortunate. Didn't see it and don't want to.

Mullen was the culprit? That's too bad too. I don't recall him every doing something like that in a Dynamo shirt but he could get a little wound up from time to time and you'd see him steaming on the pitch.

TX Bill · April 23, 2011

TX Bill said:
Unfortunate. Didn't see it and don't want to.

Mullen was the culprit? That's too bad too. I don't recall him every doing something like that in a Dynamo shirt but he could get a little wound up from time to time and you'd see him steaming on the pitch.

Wow !!!

Just read this in the match report on the MLS website:

This game all hinged on one dramatic moment right at the start. In the third minute, Rapids midfielder Brian Mullan – frustrated by the lack of a call just seconds earlier – went in with a reckless two-footed sliding tackle on Sounders winger Steve Zakuani and was given a straight red card.

What did I say above?? If that's the case, that really upsets me.

Summerskin · April 23, 2011

3 minutes into a game at 0-0, are you soft or something lad?

Awful challenge, as somebody who's recently had his knee dislocated through a tackle I can't stand to watch incidents like this...

Dylan · April 23, 2011

TX Bill said:
Wow !!!

Just read this in the match report on the MLS website:

This game all hinged on one dramatic moment right at the start. In the third minute, Rapids midfielder Brian Mullan – frustrated by the lack of a call just seconds earlier – went in with a reckless two-footed sliding tackle on Sounders winger Steve Zakuani and was given a straight red card.

What did I say above?? If that's the case, that really upsets me.

That is exactly what happened. Disgraceful.

Wratho · April 28, 2011

Well the MLS handed down the suspension and fine to Mullan

Suspension info

10 game suspension. Matches longest suspension in MLS History.

icburns · April 28, 2011

Unfortunately, a ten match ban won't do much for Zakuani's leg.

TX Bill · April 29, 2011

Appropriate punishment.

Unless your a Sounders supporter in which case they're calling for him to suspended as long as Zakuani's out which is ludicrous.