MLS and the MLSPA have agreed to a new five-year CBA, avoiding a strike.
The new contract must be approved by the MLS Board of Governors and the membership of the Major League Soccer Players Association.
The agreement includes greater investment in player spending, and flexibility for the league’s teams in spending those funds. It also expands free agency and allows teams to take more charter flights, which the players had prioritized.
The union leadership said in November that they were prepared to strike if an agreement wasn’t reached. The previous agreement was set to expire on Jan. 31, but the two sides recently extended it to Friday.
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