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The U.S. men's national team's had a lot of low points, but the lowest came courtesy of Tim Weah.
The winger left the USMNT playing 10-on-11 for the majority of the game when he received a red card in the 18th minute. His offense: an utterly boneheaded strike to the head of Panama defender Roderick Miller. Tim Weah receives a red card after review for this contact 🟥 — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) Weah saw no shortage of critics during and after the 2-1 loss, .
Head coach Gregg Berhalter, who has his own critics right now, called it a "silly decision," though he . USMNT captain said after the game that Weah . Weah then issued a public apology via his Instagram story: Tim Weah apologized for losing his cool vs Panama.
(via timothyweah/IG) — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) The apology: Today, I let my team and my country down. A moment of frustration led to an irreversible consequence, and for that, I am deeply sorry to my teammates, coaches, family and our fans. Moving forward, I am committed to learning from this experience, not allowing an opponent to provoke me, and working to regain the trust and respect of my team and supporters.
No matter what I will always fight for my team and my country till the day I'm no longer needed or capable to !! sincerely apologize to everyone My love for this team goes beyond just football and I'm so sad and angry at myself for putting my brothers through what they went through tonight. The match was the 24-year-old Weah's 41st cap with the USMN.
