Soccer Capsules: MLS and union sign 5-year labor deal
NEW YORK ? Major League Soccer and its players have signed a five-year labor contract that avoided a strike scheduled before the MLS season opener on March 25.

Major League Soccer And MLS Players Union Reach Agreement In Principle On New CBA
NEW YORK (Saturday, March 20, 2010) - Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (MLSPU) today announced that they have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement covering five seasons, commencing with the 2010 season and continuing through December 31, 2014.

Soccer: MLS and union sign 5-year labor deal
NEW YORK ? Major League Soccer and its players have signed a five-year labor contract that avoids a strike scheduled for next week.

MLS averts strike as players, league agree to new deal
Rest easy, soccer fans, Major League Soccer's 2010 season will begin on Thursday as planned. After weeks of wrangling, the league and the MLS Players Union reached agreement today on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement.

MLS season to go ahead after strike averted
Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union have averted a strike five days before the start of the 2010 season, the two parties announced on Saturday.

Soccer update: New MLS deal avoids player strike
Real Salt Lake and Major League Soccer have averted a potentially devastating player strike barely a week before their new season begins, with league owners agreeing to a new collective bargaining agreement that gives the players much of what they wanted while stopping short of allowing unrestricted free agency.

MLS and players union reach agreement (league release)
Major League Soccer and MLS Players Union Reach Agreement in Principle on New CBA

MLS owners, players reach new deal to avoid strike
They didn't go to the brink of a strike, but they sure came close. Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union announced Saturday that marathon negotiations yielded a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement, allowing the upcoming MLS season to be played as scheduled.

MLS STRIKE AVERTED
Donovan - now back with the Galaxy. Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union have averted a strike five days before the start of the 2010 season, the two parties announced on Saturday.

MLS and union sign 5-year labor deal
Major League Soccer and its players have signed a five-year labor contract that avoids a strike scheduled for next week. The MLS Players Union had said it would strike if an agreement wasn't reached before March 25.

MLS and players union avert strike with new deal
MIAMI (Reuters) - A threatened strike in Major League Soccer (MLS) has been averted after league management and the players union announced they had reached a deal.

D.C. United Issues Statements On New MLS CBA
Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2010) - Today Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union agreed to a new five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA]. Below are statements from D.C. United officials regarding the news that the 2010 MLS season will begin without delay.

MLS, Players Ink Deal, Strike Averted
Major League Soccer avoided a strike Saturday when league officials and players signed a new five-year labor contract, officials said. MLS commissioner Don Garber confirmed the deal during a teleconference, telling reporters, "We have signed a new five-year collective bargaining agreement."

MLS And MLSPU Agree To New CBA
On Saturday, Major League Soccer and the Major League Soccer Players Union announced they had signed a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. Joint Statement From MLS and the MLSPU Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (MLSPU) today announced that they have reached agreement in principle on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement covering five ...

MLS, players union reach deal
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer and its players have signed a five-year labour contract that avoided a strike scheduled before the MLS season opener Thursday.

Chicago Fire Issue Statements On New MLS CBA
CHICAGO, IL (March 20, 2010) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club today released statements regarding the new, five-year MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Grant Wahl: Greatest goals by Americans, MLS free agency fight, more soccer mailbag topics
On perhaps the best first day ever of the NCAA basketball tournament -- and believe me, folks, I still watch -- the madness wasn't confined to the U.S. side of the Atlantic. As soon as U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey scored his brilliantly delicate chip for Fulham to cap a four-goal rally that sank mighty Juventus in the Europa League Round of 16 and sent Cottagers fans into hysterics, variations ...

Sueño MLS - Built by The Home Depot, returns this Sunday, March 21
NEW YORK (Friday, March 19, 2010) - This Sunday, March 21, the dream continues for thousands of aspiring young players around the nation as Major League Soccer and its participating teams unveil plans for Sueño MLS 2010 - built by The Home Depot, the nationally televised search for soccer's top young undiscovered talent.

Major League Soccer strike averted with new CBA
Major League Soccer and its players union announced a five-year collective bargaining agreement Saturday afternoon, wrapping up intensive talks to ensure that the 15th season will start on time Thursday.

MLS, players ink deal, strike averted
NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) -- Major League Soccer avoided a strike Saturday when league officials and players signed a new five-year labor contract, officials said.