MLS Senior Vice President of Operations William C. Sage announced today that five players have been fined for incidents occurring in recent matches. Tony Meola has been fined $750 for post-game comments and actions recorded in The Star Ledger on June 22. The comments were made after the MetroStars 2-1 loss to Columbus on June 21. Ralph Perez, the MetroStars assistant coach, has been fined $250 for approaching the referees on the field after the June 21 game and arguing with officials about certain calls made during the match. Columbus head coach Tom Fitzgerald has been fined $250 for deliberately leaving his technical area to argue with the officials and using abusive language towards the officials during the same June 21 game. Dallas defender Wade Webber has been fined $500 for his violent and dangerous tackle against New England’s Imad Baba during the June 22 match in Foxboro, Mass. Los Angeles rookie forward John Jones has been fined $250 for his violent and dangerous tackle on Tampa Bay’s Carlos Valderrama during a 4-1 Los Angeles win on June 15 at the Rose Bowl.