Amado Guevara was lying on the field at Giants Stadium, feigning an eye injury. Late in a game in 2003, with the score tied 3-3 against the San Jose Earthquakes, the MetroStars attacker had retrieved the ball from San Jose’s bench to take a throw in. As he did so, Earthquakes defender Ramiro Corrales whipped him in the chest with a towel.



Guevara clutched his right eye and cast himself to the ground. Players gathered around him trying to make sense of the situation. He sprayed water onto his hand and rinsed his eye, shaking his head in an act of disbelief. Corrales was ejected and Guevara was cautioned for his antics. He was later fined $1,000 by the MLS Disciplinary Committee due to “acts of simulation.”



“It was a weird situation, but in the end it was pretty funny,” chuckled Guevara during a recent phone interview ahead of Atlanta United’s CONCACAF Champions League match against Honduran side FC Motagua, where...