The MLS Players Association approved a modified collective bargaining agreement (CBA) running through January 2026, clearing the way for a summer tourney in Disney World. (more…)
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Negotiations on 2020 MLS season down to the wire
The fate of the 2020 MLS season hangs in the balance, as league ownership and the MLS Players Association work out an agreement for the beginning of play at a summer tournament and an extension to the existing collective bargaining agreement to 2025. (more…)
NWSL announces NWSL Challenge Cup in Utah
The National Women’s Soccer League will play a 25-game NWSL Challenge Cup tournament at Utah’s Zions Bank Stadium and Rio Tinto Stadium in lieu of a regular season for the nine teams in the circuit. (more…)
Topping-off ceremony celebrated in Colorado Springs
We hit a big milestone on the construction of a new Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC stadium, as the USL Championship team and the city marked the installation of the last piece of structural steel with a topping-out ceremony. (more…)
Plug pulled on USL East Bay stadium project
Developer Mark Hall pulled the plug on a proposed downtown Concord (CA) mixed-use development built around an 18,000-seat USL East Bay stadium plan, due partly to doubts about how the coronavirus pandemic would impact pro sports in years to come. (more…)
2020 MLS season resumption pitched for Disney World
MLS could join the NBA in setting up shop this summer at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports and area soccer pitches, as teams could resume the 2020 MLS season in the House of Mouse this summer. (more…)
New Des Moines stadium delayed
A proposed USL Championship stadium in Des Moines is being delayed to a 2023 opening, as an effort to finalize a $95-million development in the face of a coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a challenge. (more…)
Only four MLS teams open training camps
MLS cleared the opening of training facilities beginning yesterday, but only four teams actually did so–and illustrated the difficulties in launching play in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
Planning on new Pawtucket soccer development continues
Planning on a proposed downtown Pawtucket soccer development continues, with a deadline for exclusive negotiating rights extended through the end of May. (more…)
Work continues on 2021 MLS stadiums
Though the coronavirus pandemic closed down construction work across the country, work continues at new FC Cincinnati, Austin FC and Columbus Crew SC MLS 2021 stadiums slated to open at some point during the season. (more…)