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One thing we learned Saturday afternoon when the league and it’s players came together to sign the new CBA was that the details were still being ironed out. During the Q&A with the reporters MLS commissioner Don Garber had to repeat his message that the details would be finished soon but rest assured the CBA…[continue reading]

I seriously was hoping my next CBA story would be my last, the one where the two sides came together and all were happy. Apparently that won’t happen anytime soon. The news is getting worse and now the strike is getting moved up a few days to Monday. Indeed the days are getting darker here…[continue reading]

Earlier it was Tim Leiweke, now it is Seattle Sounders FC owner Joe Roth. Roth chatted with Seattle Times writer Joshua Myers about the CBA issues. Roth compared it to a recent writers strike in Hollywood. As Roth put it, everyone suffered. I see no difference here if the players do end up striking. Roth…[continue reading]

I do believe this is the first time an owner has actually stepped up and spoke out on the CBA issue in Major League Soccer. The LA Times sat down with LA Galaxy boss Tim Leiweke and discussed the lack of respect the owners are getting right now from the players. “Here’s our issue, and…[continue reading]

We know the news yesterday sounded terrible. The players voted 350-2 (or whatever the final tally really was) to strike if a new collective bargaining agreement with the league is not reached in time for the season openers in two weeks. Or so we thought. Buzz Carrick sheds a little more light into that vote…[continue reading]

A mediator, a good one at that wasn’t enough this week to get MLS and it’s Players Union on the same page. Toronto FC’s Nick Garcia told CBC Sports Wednesday evening that players were ready to strike if a new collective bargaining agreement was not finalized before the March 25 opener. “We’re anticipating not having the season…[continue reading]

I don’t normally keep things this short but I found this piece earlier in the day (hat tip to Fake Sigi btw) by Richard Whittall asked a slew of questions surrounding the MLS CBA situation. Well check out the comments, good ol’ Kenn Tomasch answered them like a champ.