The World Surf League, on Sunday, made an announcement regarding one of their athletes on the 2026 Men’s Championship Tour. No names were used. No details of what allegedly happened were made public. The only information that was given by the World Surf League was the following: a surfer on the Championship Tour was allegedly involved in a “deeply serious nature involving the competitor” incident during the Outerknown Tahiti Pro back in August. And following that alleged incident, that surfer has been suspended from competition by the WSL. Multiple surf publications – starting with veteran surf journalist, Nick Carroll, over at Surfing World – have identified the surfer as Al Cleland Jr. of Mexico. No confirmation from the World Surf League or the suspended surfer has yet been made official. But the rumor mill is swirling, and more information will surely be made available in the future.…