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Search wands and bag searches: New security measures at Talen Energy Stadium

The Union has announced new security measures for entrance into Talen Energy Stadium as part of a new league-wide security protocol “to correspond with security measures taken by the other professional sports leagues in North America.”

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Commentary / MLS

On “free agency” and the future of MLS

Peter Andrews on how the limited grant of free agency in the most recent CBA presents a danger to the league’s status as a “single entity” under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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Analysis / MLS

MLS All-Star Ballot: Here’s how we voted

The fan vote for the MLS roster for the All-Star Game is now open. Here’s how PSP voted on the media ballot.

Analysis / MLS

MLS All-Star Game: Here’s How I Voted

The fan vote for the MLS roster for the All-Star Game is now open. Here’s how Kevin Kinkead voted on the media ballot.

CBA Negotiations

A historic win…maybe

Labor lawyer Steve Holroyd breaks down the winners and losers in the new CBA and what happens next.

CBA Negotiations

What happens if the players go on strike?

Wondering what happens next if the players strike? Labor lawyer and soccer historian Steve Holroyd has some answers.

CBA Negotiations

Mediation to the rescue? Not necessarily.

MLS and MLS Players Union have agreed to bring in a mediator to assist with the CBA negotiations. PSP contributor and labor lawyer Steve Holroyd explains what this could mean.

CBA Negotiations

A primer on lockouts in pro sports

The MLS Players Union members are prepared to strike if a new CBA isn’t negotiated before the start of the season on March 6. While MLS has not countered with the threat of a lockout, recent sports history has shown that to be a real possibility. Steve Holroyd has a primer on lockouts.

CBA Negotiations

Where everyone can be a striker: A brief look at sports labor law

PSP contributor — and labor lawyer — Steve Holroyd has a quick primer in labor law and collective bargaining agreements in pro sports as the expiration of the MLS CBA approaches.

MLS

PSP’s mock MLS expansion draft

This will be the most accurate mock MLS expansion draft that you’ve ever read. Or it won’t. But PSP’s Dan Walsh likes this stuff a bit too much, so go read it and revel in its brilliance or wrongness. You’ll love the final pick.