After plenty of negotiations, Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Association have agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Both parties reached a tentative new deal before the 11:59 p.m. EST deadline on Feb. 5, which was extended 24 hours on Feb. 4, to avoid a lockout. That agreement was voted on and approved by the MLSPA on Monday. With the new agreement finalized on Feb. 8, MLS still has yet to lockout its players in its 26-year history.
The process of agreeing on a new CBA started in late-December when MLS triggered the force majeure clause of the previous CBA.