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Collective Bargaining Agreement is holding MLS teams back from CCL success

The players might be their own worst enemy when it comes to winning the CONCACAF Champions League.

It's an all-too-familiar sight: an all Liga MX CONCACAF Champions League Final. Don't misunderstand - personally I love it. The Mexican teams deserve to be where they are - and that's precisely the problem for Major League Soccer.

Proponents of MLS often point to the CONCACAF Champions League schedule being inherently unfair. When the knockout stage begins, Liga MX has been playing for seven weeks while MLS is still in their preseason. And yes, that definitely puts MLS clubs at a disadvantage, but there really is no better time to hold the round.