{"id":291207,"date":"2023-09-18T20:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=291207"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:34:29","slug":"mls-players-deal-terminated-for-secretly-playing-in-amateur-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/mls-players-deal-terminated-for-secretly-playing-in-amateur-league\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS player&apos;s deal TERMINATED for secretly playing in amateur league"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MLS player has his contract TERMINATED after secretly signing up to play in an amateur league under a false name&#8230; only to punch an opponent and receive a lifetime ban<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matko Miljevic was suspended indefinitely for fighting an opposing player\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has only played in ten games so far this season for CF Montreal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A player for CF Montreal has had his contract terminated by Major League Soccer after he registered to play in an amateur league under a false name &#8211; and was then suspended for punching an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>As was first reported by Quebec sports blog Dans Les Coulisses, Argentine forward Matko Miljevic was found to have been using a false name and playing in the\u00a0Ligue Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de Soccer Calcetto (QCSL) due to his frustration over a lack of game time.<\/p>\n<p>This is in direct violation of his contract, and Major League Soccer announced on Monday that they terminated Miljevic&#8217;s deal following an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say that during a game in the QCSL, Miljevic got in a confrontation with an opposing player, where he allegedly spat at a player and then &#8216;struck&#8217; them in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Miljevic was banned for life from the league and at the time of the initial report, the victim in the incident was considering filing charges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75566093-12532335-image-m-71_1695061235470.jpg\" height=\"733\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>MLS has terminated the contract of CF Montreal forward Matko Miljevic after an investigation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75566099-12532335-image-a-70_1695061182200.jpg\" height=\"528\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Miljevic registered under a false name to play in an amateur soccer league &#8211; and was then suspended indefinitely after he got in a physical altercation with an opposing player<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75566097-12532335-image-a-69_1695061180059.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Miljevic arrived in 2021 but has only featured in 45 matches &#8211; including just ten this season<\/p>\n<p>According to Dans Les Coulisses, Miljevic joined the league after a good friend of his invited him to join.<\/p>\n<p>In three matches, he scored six goals and two assists &#8211; however six of those eight goal contributions came from the same match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once league officials realized that Miljevic was playing under a false name, they told him that he had to play under his real name if he wanted to continue playing.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Montreal from Argentinos Juniors&#8217; reserve team on a free transfer, Miljevic has only featured in 45 matches &#8211; scoring three goals and four assists.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he&#8217;s played in only ten matches &#8211; eight in MLS and two in the Canadian Championship. 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