"From a box above the field at PayPal Park in San Jose, Ernst Tanner looked on. It was 10 June 2023, and his Union team were losing a physical match 2-1 to the San Jose Earthquakes. Jamiro Monteiro, a player Tanner had brought to the Union in 2019 before trading him to San Jose, was being substituted. Monteiro, clearly exhausted, trudged to the Earthquakes' bench as referee Nima Saghafi extended his arm and ushered him along, briefly making contact."
"Why don't you just kiss him, you faggot, Tanner allegedly said in response to Saghafi's actions, loud enough to be audible to fans sitting below the box where Union staff were located. Twenty people must've heard this, one eyewitness said. There was a woman in the stands who was clearly horrified. The alleged incident is one of many involving Tanner in a wide-ranging complaint filed by the MLS Players' Association (MLSPA) to Major League Soccer in January."
On 10 June 2023 at PayPal Park in San Jose, Ernst Tanner watched his Union team trail 2-1 while Jamiro Monteiro was substituted. Referee Nima Saghafi briefly made physical contact with Monteiro twice, once assisting him up and once placing a hand on his back after a tackle. In response to Saghafi's actions, Tanner allegedly shouted a homophobic slur loud enough to be heard by fans and witnesses, prompting visible horror in the stands. The incident appears in a wide-ranging complaint filed by the MLS Players' Association to Major League Soccer in January that cites multiple allegations involving Tanner.
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