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On Saturday, Minnesota United left-side attacker Franco Fragapane played on, starting and playing all 90-plus minutes in a 2-2 home draw with San Jose.
Fragapane did so while he and the Loons still await results of a MLS investigation after Portland coach Giovanni Savarese alleged — not by name – that he directed a racial slur at Timbers star Diego Chara the week before.
Loons coach Adrian Heath after the game said there was no reason Fragapane shouldn't play. He was asked in his postgame media interview if it was a case of innocent until proven guilty.
"I thought that was American law, isn't it?" Heath replied. "I didn't realize we were guilty by association. So we'll see. Hopefully, they'll have a resolution in the next few days."