[ad_1] MLS will participate in the US Open Cupafter all, but with a softer footprint. In an announcement Friday, the US Soccer Federation. revised plans revealed for MLS’s participation in the 2024 domestic tournament, the status of which was left unclear this winter when the league attempted to field development squads instead of first teams. … Read more
[ad_1] Just hours before Major League Soccer’s 29th season began in Fort Lauderdale, MLS commissioner Don Garber criticized the Professional Soccer Referees Association for its approach to collective bargaining. He also gave the league’s perspective on its role in the US Open Cup, saying MLS has been “supporting and subsidizing that tournament for a long … Read more
[ad_1] The Professional Referees Organization (PRO) will ban MLS referees, effective at 12 a.m. ET on February 18, PRO announced Saturday. The news comes shortly after the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), the union representing professional referees in North America and Canada, announced that its members voted overwhelmingly to reject its officials’ tentative agreement with … Read more