MLS Commissioner Don Garber (left center) and MLS Players Union Executive Director Bob Foose (right center) shake hands after reaching an agreement.
After lengthy negotiations, Major League Soccer and it’s players union announced a new five-year collective bargaining agreement on Saturday afternoon. The league and players union had been engaged in lengthy negotiations following the expiration of the previous CBA on January 31st.
The players union announced March 11th that they would strike, if a new CBA had not been agreed on by March 25th. Two of the major stumbling blocks during negotiations were free agency and guaranteed contracts for players. Full details of the CBA have not yet been released.
A telephone conference was held at 1pm EST with MLS commissioner Don Garber and MLSPU head Bob Foose. Details of the CBA will be released later on, but Garber did comment saying the new CBA allows for “greater player movement within the league”. Stay tuned for more MLS CBA coverage on WorldSoccerReader.com, as the details become available.
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