Major League Soccer announced that Dell Loy Hansen will sell Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC, and the Real Monarchs.

The decision stems from comments Hansen made after MLS players boycotted games on Wednesday.

Hansen described the protests "like somebody stabbed you and you're trying to figure out a way to pull the knife out and move forward. That's what it feels like. The disrespect is profound to me personally."

Hansen would walk back his comments in an official statement.

"I recognize that at times I have spoken too quickly, without pausing to consider the feelings or good intentions of others. This is not acceptable and I assume full responsibility for allowing my words to travel unfiltered as to their significance and impact," said Hansen.

MLS commissioner Don Garber added that Hansen came to the decision to sell all three teams on his own.