MLS, MLSPA reach CBA deal, approve return-to-play format

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports Major League Soccer is set to a return to action this summer following the coronavirus pandemic and negotiations between the league and the MLS Players Association. The MLSPA met and voted on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and approved a return-to-play plan following the delay.

Since MLS last played games on the weekend of March 7, there have been discussions on if the league will return to action in 2020. Once it appeared safe, discussions between Major League Soccer and the league’s players began about the best and safest way to have games.

In recent weeks, MLS and the players came to an agreement on a World…