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The Union wrap: 2-1 loss to New York Red Bulls

Same Le Toux + same Seitz + same brain cramp = same result.

Unfortunately for the hundreds of SoBs and other supporters making their way to the gleaming Red Bull Arena for the first leg of the newly minted I-95 derby, this formula was all too apparent.

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Opposition Report: New York Red Bulls

The Red Bulls should provide a decent test in the first installment of the newest New York – Philadelphia rivalry.

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MLS adds second DP slot, option for a third

The MLS has expanded the designated player rule. All clubs can now add a second designated player to their roster and have the option to purchase the rights to add a third.

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You should know this about the 2010 MLS Cup in Toronto

The 2010 MLS Cup will be given away at Toronto FC’s BMO Stadium, where “masks may be worn in your seat only, and must be removed when leaving your section.”

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Seattle Sounders 2 – Philadelphia Union 0

The honeymoon lasted all of 33 seconds. That’s how long it took veteran centerback, Danny Califf, to get booked last night. PSP looks at the bookings, the game play, and things we learned from the Union’s first match.

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Union’s youth on display

Amidst all of the glitz and the glamour of opening night in MLS, 4 teenagers suited up in Navy and Gold. Facing down last season’s U.S. Open Cup Champion, Amobi Okugo (19), Jack McInerney (17), Roger Torres (18), and Danny Mwanga (18) stepped onto domestic soccer’s biggest stage. All four factored in on […]

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MLS announces details of new CBA

MLS finally announces the nitty gritty of the new CBAm including league-wide increases in salary, increases in the minimum player salary, a new “re-entry draft,” quality of life improvements and the establishment of a group to study the reintroduction a MLS Reserve Division.

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The new deal

The actual nuts-and-bolts of Major League Soccer’s new collective bargaining agreement, a look at who won and who lost, and a round-up of the most readable CBA stories around the web.

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The new MLS CBA: further details

The MLS and the MLS Players Union “have reached agreement in principle” on a new collective bargaining agreement which will allow the new season to start on time. Here are further details on what MLS commissioner Don Garber and Players Union executive director Bob Foose said in the announcement of the agreement.

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MLS Labor Update (CBA Announced!!)

MLS owners and MLS players union announced a new Collective Bargaining Agreement today just after 1PM. Details are still hazy, but as expected the league conceeded some points to retain its single-entity structure. Read more…