MLS has been threatening to lockout their own players the past few weeks, as the team owners demanded a new CBA, to replace the CBA signed just last summer, which itself replaced the CBA that was tentatively agreed to but never formally ratified last February.
It appears the crisis is averted, as the league and MLS Players Association came to a tentative agreement on a new CBA ahead of the 2021 season on Friday, hours before the latest self-imposed deadline by the league.
The news was confirmed by the MLSPA Friday evening.
The bargaining committee and executive committee approved the agreement Friday evening, with the final ratification vote going up to full membership Saturday.