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2021
MLS fines and sanctions Inter Miami over roster-rule violations
Fine or penalty
Major League Soccer fined Inter Miami $2 million and imposed sanctions after determining that the club violated roster designation rules in player signings and failed to disclose agreements that led to underreported salaries. Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas was also fined.
Company response
Clarification — Inter Miami
Mas issued a statement acknowledging the club violated league rules in its first season.
Personnel action — Inter Miami
Following our inaugural season, we took a deep look at our soccer operations leadership group and made decisions that not only strengthened our internal roster compliance measures, but also better positioned us to build a sustainable, long-term competition strategy with the hiring of Chris Henderson as Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director in 2021
Source excerpt
Mas issued a statement acknowledging the club violated league rules in its first season.
The league's investigation determined Miami violated roster designation rules for Matuidi and Andrés Reyes. It also found the team didn't disclose agreements that led to underreported salaries for Leandro González Pirez, Nicolás Figal and Julián Carranza.
Following our inaugural season, we took a deep look at our soccer operations leadership group and made decisions that not only strengthened our internal roster compliance measures, but also better positioned us to build a sustainable, long-term competition strategy with the hiring of Chris Henderson as Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director in 2021