{"id":44720,"date":"2025-10-26T23:58:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44720"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:58:40","slug":"mls-puts-los-angeles-fcs-yaw-yeboah-on-administrative-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/mls-puts-los-angeles-fcs-yaw-yeboah-on-administrative-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS puts Los Angeles FC\u2019s Yaw Yeboah on administrative leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Major League Soccer suspended two players for a &#8220;potential violation of league rules&#8221; before their opening matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles FC\u2019s Yaw Yeboah and Columbus Crew\u2019s Derrick Jones were placed on administrative leave pending review, the league said\u00a0in a Saturday, Oct. 25 statement.<\/p>\n<p>MLS has so far declined to comment on why the players were suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah, 28, has played in 23 games across all competitions with a goal for LAFC in 2025. He signed\u00a0a two-year deal\u00a0in January 2025, making $550,000 in guaranteed compensation.<\/p>\n<p>LAFC acquired Yeboah from San Diego FC, which selected him in the 2024 MLS Re-Entry draft after Columbus did not re-sign him. He played 93 total games with Columbus from 2022 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Yeboah started his career in Europe with England\u2019s Manchester City in 2014 but did not play with the club. He made stops at French club Lille (2015-16), Dutch club Twente (2016-17), and Spanish clubs Real Oviedo (2017-18), Numancia (2018-2020), and Celta Fortuna (2019-2020). He also played for Wis\u0142a Krak\u00f3w in Poland (2020-22) before joining MLS. Yeboah played with Ghana\u2019s Under-20, Under-23, and Senior teams during his career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: foxsports.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Soccer suspended two players for a &#8220;potential violation of league rules&#8221; before their opening matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs this week. &nbsp; Los Angeles FC\u2019s Yaw Yeboah and Columbus Crew\u2019s Derrick Jones were placed on administrative leave pending review, the league said\u00a0in a Saturday, Oct. 25 statement. 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