ell your kid to put away the Harry Potters and the Twilights – a better hero exists. Twenty-two year old Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored three goals on Sunday against Real Zarazoga, bringing his total for the past week to eight. It was the second straight league hat trick for the wizard, and he has leaped […]
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.
Philadelphia Union lost 1-0 Friday night to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in their final pre-season friendly in Tampa. J.T. Noone’s shot off the crossbar was the closest the Union came to netting.
With the very real possibility of a strike threatening to overshadow Philadelphia’s triumphant return to the top flight of American soccer, the PSP looks for something positive in the city’s soccer scene and finds it in a new soccer gift shop on Head House Square.
On Friday morning the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the Europa League took place. Here’s what we have to look forward to.
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…
Dempsey caps Fulham’s miracle comeback, Philadelpha Union plays its last pre-season friendly, the New York Red Bulls open their stadium and other soccer news of the day.
The threat of a strike in the MLS has resulted in some very gloomy articles about the NASL strike of 1979. PSP looks at the issues surrounding the strike and what happened during and after the strike to question the validity of comparisons to the current negotiations between MLS and the Players Union.
“You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em,” goes the famous song. Message to MLS management and players: It’s time to fold ’em. Give ground and compromise, or your season and maybe your entire league will go into the tank.
The latest information about the impending strike, do MLS teams lose money?, Independence coach Paul Riley, City Islanders training camp, Sean Combs interested in Crystal Palace and more.
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