Bernier was fined an undisclosed amount and is suspended for Saturday’s match at D.C. United.

As the MLS transfer window is now open, we see more and more fringe players on the move. And, of course, when a fringe player is cut, there is excitement amongst fans — who hope the roster spot might be opened for a new signing.

Team president Joey Saputo shared his displeasure with the evening’s entertainment, tweeting a short and far from sweet “Absolute disgrace, enough said,” at the conclusion of play.

The Vancouver Whitecaps confirmed Monday that Canadian teenager Caleb Clarke, who the club had just promoted from its Residency to the MLS roster in April, is on trial with German third-division side FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt.

MLS is supposed to have a hard cap, but it doesn't. Allocation money, which is never publicly declared, shifts around the league. So no one really knows who has what. And that includes the people who cover the game.

It hasn't taken Paul Mariner long to master the initiation of any Toronto FC head coach: watching his team give away points thank to stoppage-time allowances.

But it all came undone as poor defending gave Houston the opportunity to steal a point at home on a hot, humid night in its brand new BBVA Compass Stadium.

According to the Houston Police Department’s Jail Division information service, bonds of US$267 each were placed on Soolsma and Aceval, but there is no bond listed for Silva. Silva is an American citizen, the other two are not.

The “trialist” tag was removed from Gardner Wednesday, as FC Edmonton announced the right back has been inked to a one-year deal with an added option year.

But these ticket prices beg the question — now that the Montreal Impact gives local soccer fans MLS action on a weekly basis, will we see the same kind of “friendly fatigue” there that’s become so evident in Toronto, where so many of these international games are now greeted with cynicism?