Collective Bargaining Agreement

MLS Free Agents Get A Little More Freedom

By Robert Hay on November 10, 2010

Remember back in the scary days of March when this MLS season was on the brink due to the expired collective bargaining agreement?  And at the almost last second the two sides agreed to a new CBA, which would include …

Grant Wahl Interview: MLS Talk Podcast

By Richard Farley on February 24, 2010

Grant Wahl is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of the best seller, The Beckham Experiment. In Tampa for the U.S. Mens National Team’s friendly with El Salvador, Grant joined the MLS Talk podcast Wednesday to talk USMNT …

MLS Facing Unmitigated Disaster

By Lars Lowther on February 19, 2010

Major League Soccer is a niche league, perhaps the largest niche league in North America (depending on your view of hockey and the NHL).  It lacks a lot of the tradition, and strength that can be found in older leagues …

MLS Talk Podcast: Brian Zygo, on Labor Negotiations

By Richard Farley on January 29, 2010

In the third part (of three) in our series on Major League Soccer’s labor negotiations, I talked to Major League Soccer Talk contributor Brian Zygo. After talking to legal and sports business experts in the series’ first two parts, I’ve …

MLS Talk Podcast: Joel Maxcy, on MLS Labor Issues

By Richard Farley on January 27, 2010

In the second of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Joel Maxcy. Joel is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia where he also serves as …

MLS Talk Podcast: Jeffrey Standen, on Collective Bargaining

By Richard Farley on January 26, 2010

In the first of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Jeffrey Standen. Jeffrey is an instructor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where he teaches (amongst other …

Upcoming Major League Soccer Talk Podcasts: Expert Opinion on Collective Bargaining

Upcoming Major League Soccer Talk Podcasts: Expert Opinion on Collective Bargaining
By Richard Farley on January 25, 2010

In a series podcasts to be released throughout the week, Major League Soccer Talk (subscribe) will be talking to three legal/business/sport experts, getting perspectives on collective bargaining in Major League Soccer and the United States’ sports landscape. Tweet