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New MLS security policy set to take effect

Major League Soccer unveiled its new security policy regarding bags in MLS stadia, and it's gone over as well as you'd expect.

Stringent new security measures are going into place ahead of Saturday's match against New York City FC, and it has less to do with a match against a local rival and more a new standard being implemented league-wide. According to a press release from the Philadelphia Union, "Beginning this Saturday, April 23 at Talen Energy Stadium, a new minimum standard Bag Policy and guest screening measures will be instituted to correspond with security measures taken by the other professional sports leagues in North America.