A USL Championship investigation into an alleged racial incident during the Hartford Athletic ‘s soccer game against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC last Saturday night in Hartford has found that the allegations were “unsubstantiated.”

In stoppage time of a 2-1 Pittsburgh win, the Athletic alleged that Riverhounds player Danny Griffin , who grew up in Wethersfield and attended Wethersfield High, uttered a racial slur in the direction of Hartford player Marlon Hairston after a scuffle. After a lengthy discussion, Hartford decided to pull its team off the field and end the game early.

Although the USL Championship has not issued a formal statement, the Athletic acknowledged via its X account that the league had made its ruling.

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