MLS, Daniel Lovitz (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
Amid tense negotiations with the MLS Players’ Association, which concluded on Wednesday, the league threatened a lockout. While this was ultimately avoided, what damage did the threat cause?
On Wednesday, Major League Soccer and the MLS Players’ Association came to an agreement on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement and how to resume the season in the current climate. The negotiations were tense, drawn-out, and, at one point, threatened to drive a wedge between the league and the players.
Earlier in the week, it was reported that MLS threatened to lock out the players as an agreement looked to be not forthcoming.