The CBA: Anatomy of an Announcement

As most everyone in the American soccer community knows, MLS and the Players Union reached an 11th hour deal on a new  Collective Bargaining Agreement soon before an announced strike was set to commence.  While we will discuss the details of the new agreement as the specifics “(including the “re-entry” draft) are revealed, we thought [...]

The CBA: What it Means to Mediate

At the end of last week it was announced that the MLS Players’ Union and MLS had submitted their ongoing CBA negotiations to mediation before George H. Cohen, the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  The announcement left fans scrambling as they wondered about the ramifications of mediation and the possibility of a [...]

Soccer Business Bits: USL Change, CBA News? & More

Multiple outlets are reporting that 6 USL-1 teams, including 2011 MLS expansion side Vancouver, have broken away from the USL to form their own six team League for 2010.  Though still waiting for USSF approval, the new league will feature Vancouver, Montreal, Atlanta, Carolina, Miami and Minnesota.  There are also reports that a team from [...]

Soccer Business Bits: TFC Recognized, Youth Soccer Initiative and More

We’ve heard reports of a season ticket waiting list 17k strong.  We’ve heard rumors that BMO Field will be a grass surface in 2010.  Now comes a report that TFC has been named the 2009 “Brand of the Year“  by Canadian Business Magazine “Strategy”The magazine cites TFC’s marketing efforts, brand awareness and fan experience. The [...]

The CBA

As most American soccer fans know, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the Players’ Union is set to expire at the end of this year.  Lately, we have been getting a number of e-mails asking for some detailed discussion of the CBA from a business/legal perspective.  We are starting to look into the issue [...]

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