MLS’s regular referees will be back this weekend after replacement officials were used for the first 69 games of the 2024 season during a 37-day labor lockout. PRO (employer of MLS officials) and the PSRA (referees’ union) ratified a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement — two years longer than the length in the proposal PSRA members […]
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Tuesday AM: USMNT Nations League countdown — Open Cup forfeit — Another NWSL team sale.
Good morning! In our continuing series on U.S. Soccer’s “Innovate to Grow” grant program, SA’s Dan Woog writes about Get on the Bus, a program created by Tim Ryerson, the associate executive director of McLean (Virginia) Youth Soccer. There’s a lot of attention to barriers like pay-to-play, the cost of soccer equipment and lack of […]
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Friday morning: What We’re Reading
Don Garber on ref lockout … NWSLPA’s Meghann Burke on drafts and trades … tough questions for Eric Ramsay.
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Tuesday morning: What We’re Reading
2. Worry about an all-time title race, not marginal refereeing decisions By Jonathan Wilson (The Guardian) 3. British soccer’s oldest striker is still banging in goals at age 90 By Terry Baddoo (USA Today)
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In the midst of all this, won’t you give me a smile?
Most fans, players and coaches think that the refs are mostly there to spoil their day and thwart their endeavors to become storied, glorious winners.
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Thursday morning: What We’re Reading
What it’s like to be a professional referee? … Boston’s White Stadium lawsuit … Fort Wayne stadium rezoning petition.
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Monday morning: What We’re Reading
MLS instructed broadcasters not to ‘belabor’ ref issues … Scott LeTellier and the 1994 World Cup … Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi sour soccer saga.
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‘Sour taste’: Blown call costs Sporting KC win
The game-tying goal scored by the Philadelphia Union’s Alejandro Bedoya in a 1-1 tie at Sporting KC came in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
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MLS: Replacement referees will again work in Week 2 — no agreement after more labor negotiations
PRO told PSRA that if not accepted and ratified by the deadline of midnight on Monday PRO’s next offer will include less favorable terms in some areas.
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The Lockout: Use of replacement refs imperils MLS’s ‘best season ever’ momentum
It was jarring to see PRO lock out its established cadre of union referees after an impasse in collective bargaining talks earlier this month