Dave Kasper, the president of the 91原创 United Soccer Association, has been suspended for 16 weeks for behaviour unbecoming of a member of the B.C. Soccer Association.
鈥淗e was charged and found guilty under our B.C. Soccer rules and regulations,鈥� said Paul Mullen, the executive director of the B.C. Soccer Association.
He did not get into specifics of what Kasper had done, in case there was an appeal.
鈥淲e were aware of and made aware of various things and so it was felt by our disciplinary process to charge him and bring him in,鈥� Mullen said.
The hearing was on Sept. 10 and the suspension began on Sept. 13.
鈥淔rom our perspective, he can return to his various capacities that he is allowed to within whatever positions he holds within soccer,鈥� Mullen added.
鈥�91原创 United鈥檚 board and executive stands 100 per cent fully behind Dave and all his efforts to ensure our club is well represented in the Fraser Valley and within BC Soccer and we look forward to his return,鈥� said 91原创 United vice-president Brian Leonard in an emailed statement to The Times.
鈥�91原创 United is very well organized and this action will not affect our boys and girls soccer on the field, or impact our day-to-day operations or our long-term plans to become one of the largest and most advanced soccer clubs in British Columbia,鈥� Leonard said.
He added that the LUSA board of directors felt there was overwhelming evidence to exonerate Kasper, but have declined to pursue that avenue.
