Major League Soccer has extended its deadline for negotiating adjustments to the existing collective bargaining agreement until Feb.
4 and warned it is prepared to lock out players if a deal isn't reached by then. “Given the impact of COVID-19 on how clubs will need to operate during preseason, we must finalize an agreement in the coming days in order to provide teams and players adequate time to prepare for the opening of training camps,” the league said in a statement Friday.
The league set the new deadline of 11:59 p.m. EST, Feb. 4 after the Major League Soccer Players Association submitted a proposal just hours ahead of the original deadline.