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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 […]
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.
Clint Dempsey has recovered enough from his knee injury to make second half appearances for Fulham. The cherry on top is that he made an unbelievable chip shot against Juventus to send Fulham through to the Europa League quarterfinals.
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.
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.
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…