Sources: Fischer gets 3-match ban for hair pull

Racing Louisville FC guardant Kayla Fischer volition service a three-game suspension for a hair-pulling incidental that resulted successful a reddish paper connected Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN.

All large crippled misconduct events are reviewed by the NWSL's Disciplinary Committee, which issued further punishment.

Fischer and Racing Louisville person the close to entreaty the determination but are improbable to bash so, according to a root acquainted with the situation.

An NWSL spokesperson could not beryllium reached for comment.

Fischer was ejected successful the 67th infinitesimal of Racing's 3-2 triumph implicit Angel City FC connected Saturday aft a video reappraisal showed her pulling the hairsbreadth of Angel City FC midfielder Madison Hammond and dragging Hammond to the crushed connected an Angel City country kick.

Angel City was awarded a punishment kick, which guardant Alyssa Thompson converted to chopped Louisville's pb to 3-2, but Racing held connected for an important triumph successful the clash of mid-table teams.

A reddish paper results successful an automatic suspension for the adjacent game, meaning Fischer had 2 games added to her suspension for a full of three. Louisville has 3 games remaining earlier the NWSL's summertime break.

Fischer is not eligible to play different regular-season crippled until August 1.

In a connection issued to ESPN connected Thursday, Fischer apologized for her behavior.

"I would similar to apologize to Madison Hammond and Angel City for my actions past weekend," Fischer said.

"It was ne'er my volition to beryllium overly assertive portion defending a corner, and I sincerely regret my behaviour and letting my teammates down. I judge and recognize the league's decision.

"When I instrumentality to the tract aboriginal this season, I program to amusement that I person learned from my actions and that this infinitesimal doesn't specify maine arsenic a subordinate oregon the respect I person for my opponents and the game."

Fischer had started each 10 games for Louisville this year, tallying 2 goals and 2 assists. She assisted Savannah DeMelo's game-winning extremity connected Saturday 11 minutes earlier she was sent off.

There is precedent for a three-game suspension for akin incidents.

Tyler Lussi and Merritt Mathias were each suspended for 3 games successful 2017 for abstracted hair-pulling incidents. Neither subordinate was sent disconnected during the tally of play. Those incidents took spot six years earlier determination was video review, which the NWSL implemented successful 2023.

Fischer's suspension marks the 2nd large prohibition of a Louisville subordinate successful the past month.

Racing Louisville midfielder Ary Borges was suspended 4 games full -- 3 connected apical of her automatic suspension owed to a reddish paper -- for an altercation with the referee pursuing her team's 3-3 gully against the Portland Thorns connected April 27.

The NWSL Disciplinary Committee recovered during its reappraisal that Borges pushed the referee during the altercation, resulting successful "Major Game Misconduct."

Borges is eligible to instrumentality for Louisville's adjacent lucifer connected June 6 against Utah Royals FC.