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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Major League Soccer will not discipline Colorado Rapids players for a postgame celebration that Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts said was obscene.
MLS commissioner Don Garber reviewed video of the celebration after the Rapids' 1-0 victory Saturday.
"The committee found no evidence of any obscene behavior by any Colorado Rapids player or any actions that require disciplinary penalties," Garber said Thursday. "There were, however, certain celebratory acts that I find unprofessional and inappropriate. I will be addressing these acts with the Colorado Rapids."
Garber said the league would also address security concerns at Rice-Eccles Stadium, where fans threw objects on the field during and after the game.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-09-07-06 1809MDT
