Post Tagged with: "MLS Players Union"

Daily news roundups / Featured

National team call-ups, Soumare ready, anatomy of a goal, more

Valdes, Gomez, and Daniel receive national team call-ups. Soumare available for selection against Montreal, will Hoppenot start? How much Perlaza and Soumare are paid. Anatomy of a goal. Reading and Ocean City players up for season best awards. GolTV to broadcast US Open Cup final. More news.

Featured / Player of the Week

Player of the Week: Deshorn Brown

Deshorn Brown scored his second and third brace of the season to help put a winless streak behind Reading United as they battle for a spot in the playoffs.

Featured / MLS / Union

The great allocation money chase

The Union finally get to do something with their allocation money when the summer transfer window opens Wednesday. PSP talked to MLS and players union officials to report on obscure but critical MLS financial rules that determine what the Union can do in the transfer window.

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Featured / Union

Dollars & cents: Who’s worth it?

Sheanon Williams might be the biggest steal in the league, when it comes to salary. Juan Diego Gonzalez might be the opposite. With the latest MLS salary figures out, PSP takes a look at who’s worth the money and who’s not.

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Daily news roundups / Featured

Power rankings, Union salary analysis, Mom’s fault, more news

Power rankings roundup, a look at how the Union’s salary numbers compare to the league, some idiot says Adu’s career trajectory is his mom’s fault, Fergie compares Rooney to Pele, more news.

Daily news roundups

Do it Fred! And more morning news

Fred says the Union needs to continue shooting the ball; new MLS players salary info; the Padres are pis…I mean miffed; Guzan pelted by coins, lighters, drinks, shots on goal; Ronaldinho making “remakarble progress” losing weight, Paul the Octopus pulls for England, your weekend Footy on the Telly listings and more morning news.

CBA Negotiations / Featured / MLS / Union

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.

The NASL does not equal the MLS
CBA Negotiations / US Soccer History

A look back at the NASL strike of 1979

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.

MLS

Players Union responds to MLS statement about strike vote

MLS players union chief Bob Foose: ““Recent comments from players simply reflect the fact that the players are unified and, per the results of our strike vote, will not begin the new season if a new agreement with the league is not reached…”

Daily news roundups

Thursday morning news roundup

Two days of CBA negotiations ended yesterday with no agreement. The MLS and the Players Union will continue discussions with federal mediator George Cohen at a yet to be determined time. Toronto FC defender Nick Garcia says MLS players are prepared to strike. “We’re anticipating not having the season starting […]