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We all say things that we regret in the heat of the moment. In talking to the press for the first time since being handed a $2,000 fine and a one-game suspension for his criticisms of referee Ricardo Salazar, Schmid did his best to walk back some of what he said that got him in so much trouble.

He made it clear that neither he nor the Sounders blame Wednesday's result on the actions of Salazar.