One MLS owner, Real Salt Salt’s Dell Loy Hansen, has not been shy about expressing his feelings about MLS’s position in the ongoing talks for a new collectivebargaining agreement, and he’s now paying for his outspokenness. He has been fined what has been reported to be a record $150,000 by MLS Commissioner Don Garberfor comments […]
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Soccer and labor strife: It's never about the money
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) As American sports go, pro soccerhas had relative labor peace. Since the only work stoppage — the NASL strike of 1979 — there have been two NFL strikes and one lockout, three NBA lockouts and one NHL strike and threelockouts. As for baseball, there have been five work stoppages, the longest […]
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MLS 2015 Countdown: 'A game of chicken'
DAY 11: The 2015 MLS opener — LA Galaxy vs. Chicago — is less than two weeks away, amping the pressure on MLS and the MLS Players Union to reach a new collectivebargaining agreement. Will the players get (some form of) free agency they insist must be part of the agreement? Will owners dig in […]
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What They're Saying: Brad Evans
“I think at this point a strike is imminent if we don’t get what we want. And that’s kind of where we stand. If that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes. But we all have to be smart about it andwe’ve all got to look at the repercussions, but we’ve got to know that […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Foose
“We’re a long way apart. I don’t know that I want to handicap it, but it’s certainly a very, very real possibility.” — MLS Players Union executive director Bob Foose on the prospects of a player strike. (Orlando Sentinel)
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MLS players seek choice from 'league of choice'
On a scale of 1-10 in terms of free agency, the free-agency rights MLS players enjoy are about a .1. A player out of contract meeting certain thresholds has the right to enter the Re-Entry Draft,where another team — not necessarily of his choice — can pick him up. The players want to change that. […]
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What They're Saying: Tally Hall
“The league is looking to invest in itself. That’s why the DPs are coming in, and I think DPs are great for the league. But at the same time you need to invest in everybody, unless you want toplay 3-on-3 soccer. It’s important to have the entire [team with] quality.” — Orlando City player union […]