After a difficult 2020 season when Subaru Park was mostly empty due to Covid-19 restrictions, Philadelphia Union supporters have seen their hopes for a better 2021 season replaced in recent weeks with anxiety over a potential lockout.
MLS recently informed team front offices to prepare for a lockout if an agreement isn’t reached with the Players Association by this Thursday. The two sides reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement a year ago but it was never ratified and there’s been a stalemate on reaching terms on a new agreement.
“2020 has been a difficult year to say the least but the one bright spot was having the team to cheer for as they completed their most successful season in franchise history,” Sons of Ben President Matt Gendaszek said in a news release sent out on Monday.