RUSSO LAW AND SOCCER
MLS and its players came to an agreement that will see games return via a summer tournament, but at what cost? MIAMI, Fla. — (5 June 2020) On Wednesday, Major League Soccer and the MLS Players’ Association came to an agreement on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”) and the resumption of the season in the […]
MIAMI, Fla. — (1 June 2020) Just when you thought everything was ready for Major League Soccer games to resume in the form of a summer tournament; just when you were waiting for the calendar to be released in order to know at what hours of the morning or evening there would be games, the plans […]
MIAMI, Fla. — (20 May 2020) As domestic soccer continues to be in a holding pattern, clubs and leagues alike need to make adjustments to deal with their new financial situations. The USL Championship is no differnet. In ongoing discussions between the league and its players, the USL Players Association has sent a counter proposal back to […]
Major League Soccer and its players’association came to an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Unlike some negotiations, in this case both sides are calling it a win. The MLSPA appeared to get much, though obviously not all, of what it wanted. On the plus side there is more money for the players, and […]
MIAMI, Fla. (February 6, 2020) — With twenty-four days to go before Inter Miami’s first-ever regular season match, fans now have one less thing to worry about. Today, MLS and the MLSPA, the union that represents the players, announced that they have agreed in principle to a new collective bargaining agreement. The CBA, as it […]
MIAMI, Fla. (February 6, 2020) — Major League Soccer and the MLS Players’ Association announced on Thursday morning that they have reached agreement in principle on a new five-year deal pending ratification by the MLS Board of Governors and the MLSPA membership. The old agreement had been extended through tomorrow by mutual agreement. The new […]
MIAMI, Fla. (January 31, 2020) — <p value="<amp-fit-text layout="fixed-height" min-font-size="6" max-font-size="72" height="80">With the end of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") between Major League Soccer and its Players Association due to expire at midnight on Friday, the two sides agreed yesterday to extend the contract until February 7, 2020.With the end of the current Collective […]
MIAMI, Fla. (January 4, 2020) — Part I: The biggest thing that will happen this off-season Right now, fans of MLS clubs are getting ready for the coming season, the league’s 25th anniversary year. New teams like Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC are now less than 60 days away from their first real matches. […]
March 1, 2015 — Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between the MLSPA and MLS, are underway. Before the 2015 Major League Soccer season can begin, a new collective bargaining agreement was negotiated by the league and the players’ union. Last time the two sides went to the negotiating table, the discussions went down to the final […]
