Overview

• A Colorado Rapids player was removed from team activities pending an investigation into his alleged connection with unlawful sports gambling.
• The player, Max Alves, allegedly accepted payment to get a yellow card in a match against the LA Galaxy last season.
• A former MLS player, Zeca, is also alleged to have been involved in the incident.
• Intentionally getting a yellow card falls under the subset of match-fixing called "spot-fixing."
• MLS takes seriously these allegations and any contravention of the league's integrity rules.