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Major League Soccer is proposing no more pay cuts to its players for the 2021 season but in exchange is asking for a two-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement.MLS presented its revised labor agreement to the MLS Players Association on Tuesday, a week after the league invoked its force majeure clause that obligates the league and the MLSPA to negotiate modifications to the existing CBA in good faith for 30 days.The league is proposing that players receive their full salaries after...

Lion Links: 1/6/21 Share this story Four Orlando City Players Invited to USMNT January Camp The U.S. Men’s National Team announced the official roster for the January camp to begin next week in Bradenton and the young Lions are breaking through. Chris Mueller has been called up to the senior team. Daryl Dike, Benji Michel, and Andres Perea have been called up to the U-23 camp roster. The U-23 USMNT will train alongside the senior team. Good luck to all four young men as they continue to chase...

Major League Soccer has invoked a clause in the agreement with its players that could lead to renegotiation of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and union.

Less than a year after agreeing to a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, Major League Soccer and its players union are heading back to the bargai

A source with knowledge of the situation says the lack of fans has led to a significant lack of revenue and the intention of triggering the clause is to discuss modifications to the agreement over a 30-day period. The MLS regular season was put on hold in mid-March after the virus began to spread across North America. Games began again in July with the MLS is Back tournament held in a "bubble" in Orlando. American teams finished out the campaign in mostly empty home stadiums, but border restric...

The numbers are staggering. not only the television numbers but in the bars, the parks, and everywhere in between. it was incredible to see. we were motivated by that. we saw all of the videos and the highlights of our fans and it was special to be a part of that. we felt like we were part of it back home. >> tim howard, #respect. thats the response from belgiums team captain. i will co-signing that tipping of the hat. he was superhuman. where do we land in all of the predictions that soccer fin...

That. what i know is that the womens game is as great as the mens game. theres a lot of players, as you mentioned, that are great players. we have young players, alex morgan and sidney who are in outstanding physical, athletic. for us the world is coming closer to the parity that happens in the womens soccer game. im really looking forward to the next world cup. i think everybody thought the big ones would walk away with it. spain has been out. england has been out. this is unforeseen. >> i know...

Looks better on tv. the other thing i would try and do is figure out a source of funding to bring in these mega stars and not get them at the tail end of their career and sort of a traveling road show. everybody likes that. >> mark, are you taking notes? >> i am taking notes. the great brazilian star is playing for orlando. we have the great american players who we all watch over the next couple of weeks are in our week. >> brandi, how has americas relationship changed with soccer since you were...