Tag: MLS

March 5, 2015

The key (and possibly made up) elements of the new MLS collective bargaining agreement

MLS and the MLS Players Union have settled on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, narrowly avoiding a strike days before the 2015 season is scheduled to begin. Though the league did make concessions in several notable areas — namely the addition of a very limited form of free agency and a significant wage increase for the lowest paid players — it looks looks to be yet another victory for the league’s more short-sighted and shallow pocketed owners. And many players are reportedly left unsatisfied.

However, compromises were made by both sides in the interest of reaching an agreement just before the start of the new season.

February 22, 2015

Antonio Candreva and several other footballers who injured themselves celebrating a goal

Lazio’s Antonio Candreva scored what would be the winner against Palermo in the 78th minute with a brilliant shot into the top corner, but then he made the mistake of going to celebrate with the fans and slipped along the way.

January 15, 2015

DT Exclusive: Sunderland give Not Jozy Altidore whatever he wants

Sunderland have reportedly agreed to make Jermain Defoe their highest paid player on about £70,000 a week for the next three and a half years in a swap deal that sends underperforming Jozy Altidore to Toronto FC. This a long time and a lot of money for an injury-prone 32-year-old. The following is a transcript of how that decision was made.

January 14, 2015

New MLS club posts embarrassing job ad for FIFA-playing millennial who can “walk the walk”

Los Angeles FC, a new MLS club set to join the league in 2017 and owned by a bizarre group that includes NBA legend Magic Johnson, Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan, U.S women’s team legend Mia Hamm, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and seemingly thousands of others, are ramping up their operations with terrible job listings on the official MLS website. One of which is for a FIFA-playing millennial and supporters group puppet master.

January 9, 2015

DT Exclusive: Frank Lampard’s signed agreement to join NYCFC

(NYCFC)

It has been revealed that Frank Lampard never actually signed a contract with New York City FC last summer, has been playing with Man City not as part of a short-term loan, but just a regular contract, and that everyone is a liar. But now the former Chelsea midfielder has reportedly signed “a deal” to finally join NYCFC on July 1. DT has exclusively obtained a copy of that deal and we share it with you here…

December 12, 2014

Watching the LA Galaxy’s beer soaked celebration will make you want to win an MLS Cup

The LA Galaxy have released footage of the dressing room celebration that followed their 2-1 extra-time win over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final and it is spectacular.

December 8, 2014

If it continued… (2014 MLS Cup final)

Landon Donovan Landon Donvan Landon Donovan. Landon Donovan, Landon Donovan 2-1 Landon Donovan. Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Donovan — Landon Donovan. Landon Donovan Landon Donovan, “What if it continued?” Landon Donovan.

December 6, 2014

Don Garber announces new era of MLS transparency that isn’t starting today so shut up about it

Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS and someone who probably sees Three-card Monte dealers as role models, has decided that he now has enough power in American soccer to say and do whatever he pleases.