The players of Major League Soccer are preparing for the worst-case scenario when it comes to negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement: a work stoppage.
The league as a whole has been discussing the possibility of and preparing for a stoppage for a year, MLS Players Association executive director Bob Foose said during a roundtable discussion during All-Star Week in Orlando. While Foose and three players from the bargaining committee all said a strike isn’t the goal, it’s definitely within the realm of possibility.
“We are ready for taking the step we need,” said Atlanta United defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, who is also on the players association’s bargaining committee.