[MLS] More money and more rights for players came out of the protracted, contentious CBA negotiations between MLS and the players union, and perhaps moreimportantly there also emerged a stronger bond between the two sides. “Most of the players felt in the past that the league wasn’t really listening to them, that a lot of […]
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Donovan: 'Both sides of the table are very relieved' [VIDEO]
[MLS] Landon Donovan was one of 25 MLS players representing 16 teams who gathered in Washington, D.C., to attend talkson a new collective bargaining agreement. They spent long hours in talks with league representatives, among themselves and with teammates back home with their clubs. With only the NCAA basketballtournament as a distraction, they finally reached […]
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Labor peace: who's the winner?
[MLS] Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union reached an agreement in principle Saturday on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, averting astrike scheduled for the start of the 2010 season. Among the terms of the deal which still needs to be approved and then announced: — are-entry draft for players of a certain […]
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MLS and players reach agreement
[MLS] Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union reached an agreement in principle on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, averting a strikescheduled for the start of the 2010 season. Among the terms of the deal: — a re-entry draft for players of a certain age who are out of contract or whose options […]
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What They're Saying
“If an employee goes on strike, they are effectively terminating themselves. I don’t think it is unusual for employers to underscore how drastic a remedy a strike is and what the employee stands tolose.” — Joshua Zuckerberg, a partner at Pryor Cashman, who has represented both labor and management in collective bargaining, on the report […]
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Young stars highlight Red Bull Arena opener
[MLS] For Saturday’s opening of Red Bull Arena (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 6:30 pm ET) could be the only soccer game at $200 million stadium for a while. TheNew York Red Bulls will be without star Juan Pablo Angel and their opponent, Santos of Brazil, will be missing Robinho,who is also injured, but both […]
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Donovan can be game-changer in union talks
Can the magical presence of Landon Donovan loosen the impasse that MLS and the MLS Players Union can’t seem to extricate themselves from? He flew to Washington, D.C., Thursday to join about two dozen player representatives, and all manner of executives and lawyers from the opposing sides trying to reach deal by which a threatened […]
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San Jose approves rezoning for soccer stadium
The San Jose City Council approved the rezoning of a 94-acre site near San Jose airport in order for MLS’s Earthquakes to build an 18,000-seat stadium. Mayor ChuckReed said the stadium was part of the city’s goal to become a regional center for professional sports. ”We’ve decided to move ahead with the Earthquake’s stadiumin San […]
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Donovan set to join 'unified' players at talks
[MLS] Days after returning from English club Everton, Landon Donovan will join Thursday’s talks in Washington, D.C.,where negotiators for Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union will meet in attempt to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. He says players are unified in their effort togain free agency and other rights. […]
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Rick Davis resigns as national executive director
[AYSO] Rick Davis, the former U.S. national team star, has announced his resignation as national executive director ofAmerican Youth Soccer Organization, effective May 11. Davis, who was one of the first young American players signed by the New York Cosmos during their heyday, was the Director ofPrograms when he was named acting national executive director […]