Major League Soccer went through critical moments during its 25th anniversary season, which was put at risk by the coronavirus pandemic and even Commissioner Don Garber revealed that the league had multimillion-dollar losses during the season, in which in addition,
up to 20% of gamers contracted COVID-19.
The director of the MLS Players Association (MLSPA for its acronym in English),
Bob Foose, assured that almost 20% of soccer players (approximately 150 players) tested positive for coronavirus
throughout the 2020 campaign , which he described as the most complicated in the history of the league.
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Nearly 20 percent of the league's players, at one point or another, became infected with the virus
, which meant that those who were infected and those who were not infected, became dangerous to their partners, their family and his friends, just for the sake of doing their job, ”Froose said.
The MLS and the MLSPA entered into multiple negotiations before and during the season to agree on new collective contracts, which
included a 7.5% salary cut, in addition to up to 70% reduction in bonuses
, which meant earnings of $ 150 million in Dollars.
They could activate force majeure clause
Foose also admitted that the Players Association is concerned that the league will activate a force majeure clause in the CBA,
something that would force them to negotiate again to try to lower expenses even more.
The force majeure clause allows the collective contract to be terminated in catastrophic situations, including a pandemic, so in the event that said clause is activated by MLS, there would be a new round of negotiations and according to The Athletic, there
could even be a I stop in the activities.
