Earlier this week it was presumed by this writer that the death of the death pact between MLS players and owners had occurred. It in fact had not, this was reported prematurely. In fact, the death pact is still very much alive and kicking. The hope that the season would be in doubt has dwindled in recent days. First, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new CBA and then MLS announced that it would extend the deadline to February 4th, but if there was no agreement met, players would be locked out.
As the new deadline was announced, the MLSPA issued a statement about the negotiation detailing their concessions.