“Respect for some basic player rights, not economics, is the real driving force behind the players’ proposals. This negotiation is not about huge raises for players or massive new expenditures forowners. It is also not about unrestricted free agency. Rather it is about basic fairness for our members, and our ability to make improvements to […]
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D.C. United blanked again
[MLS] A revamped D.C. United attack failed to score against MLS opposition for the third straight game Saturday as D.C. played out a 0-0 tie with New York inBradenton, Fla. Both teams split time with their goalkeepers in the goalless game. Goalies Bill Hamid and Ray Burse, who are battling for the backup slotbehind Troy […]
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Seattle rebounds to beat Stabaek [VIDEO]
[MLS] Seattle got its first goals and first shutout of its preseason visit to Spain in a 2-0 victory over Norwegian club Stabaek Sunday in the La Manga Cup. Freddie Ljungberg assisted on goals by Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque12 minutes apart in the first half and despite nine player changes, including the entire back […]
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Tension mounts as CBA deadline nears
[MLS] He isn’t calling it a boycott, but Galaxy player representative Chris Klein says he has no plans to be inNew York Monday when Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between MLS and the players’ union are scheduled to resume. Players are not obligated to attend, but several havebeen present during past meetings, along with MLSPU general […]
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What They're Saying
“Clearly, no one is in favor of a work stoppage, but we spent years establishing the structure of the league to make it work and we did so against a background of repeated failures to launchprofessional soccer leagues in the United States. What we would never do is compromise those things that we think are […]
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Labor rhetoric increases
[ANALYSIS] Any notion that a new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union was imminent was blown out of the wateron Friday and Saturday. After weeks of silence, union reps bemoaned the lack of progress on major issues and questioned MLS’s seriousness. On Saturday, MLS president Mark Abbott went public, […]
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U-17 star Gil signs with MLS
[MLS] U.S. U-17 midfielder Luis Gil has signed an MLS contract and will be allotted to a team in a weighted lottery Monday, a league officialhas confirmed. In the weighted lottery, teams are awarded percentages in reverse order of their 2009 finish; thus with the worst record last year, New York has the best chance […]
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MLS players asking for too much?
Pat Martin asks whether MLS players are asking for too much in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, whose deadline has been extended from Jan. 31to Feb. 25, a month before the season’s start: “MLS players want guaranteed contacts? Ask the millions of unemployed Americans if they would have liked guaranteed contracts in their previous placesof […]
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Norwegian champs topple Seattle in Spain
[MLS] In its La Manga Cup opener Thursday, Seattle started with most of its regulars but nevertheless ended up losing, 3-0, to Norwegian champion RosenborgBK. Two goals in the opening 18 minutes provided a comfortable lead and Seattle’s efforts to rally were hampered by liberal substitutions in the second half and a fierce storm thatlashed […]
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How will expansion Philly fare off-field?
By Ridge Mahoney While it’s true that expanding into Philadelphia in 2010 will mark the fourth straight season, and fifth occasion in the last six years, that MLShas added at least one new team, this move might be the most important. Philly will not be a melding of MLS and NFL, as is the case […]