Clint Dempsey has received a two-game ban for his slap of Mark Bloom's groin.

“To be honest with you, I felt a hand on my back. I tried to hit it away and thought I was hitting his hand away. I understand that maybe I did catch him a little bit. I apologized to him about that, but for me, all I was trying to do was smack his hand from touching my back,” Dempsey told The Seattle Times.