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The MLS Players Association took a massive step to get the season back up and running.
As with all professional sports league in the United States and Canada, the MLS suspended operations in mid-March on account of the global pandemic stemming from COVID-19. The season had just been under way, as the 2020 campaign went into hiatus right before Week 3’s scheduled matches.
On May 31, the MLSPA took a big step in helping get the season back underway. Per the MLSPA’s Twitter account, on Sunday evening, “MLS Players voted to approve a package of economic concessions for the 2020 season, modifications to the recently agreed-upon CBA including its extension by a year, and their agreement to participate in a summer tournament in Orlando.