This edition of the Sounders mailbag will be a little different because a few of your questions were related to the collective bargaining agreement reached earlier this month between MLS and its players’ union.
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See the details of MLS and its union's new CBA here.
Sounders midfielder Harry Shipp, the team’s player representative, took a moment while training in Mexico City earlier this month to speak with The Seattle Times via phone about the CBA.
Here are some excerpts from the conversation with Shipp, edited for space and clarity:
Question: Was being part of the negotiating team a plan of yours since you did graduate with a degree in business and finance from Notre Dame?