Members of the Professional Soccer Referees Association — the labor union that represents match officials in Major League Soccer — voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday night. “Together, we have won much-needed improvements while demonstrating the value of having the best referees in Major League Soccer on the pitch.” In his own statement, MLS executive vice …
Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend. And last weekend, Montreal coach Laurent Courtois was one of several managers who took issue with the replacement officials, claiming two of the four Chicago goals shouldn’t have counted and that replacement referee DeShun Beard should have …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi’s first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next. “I can’t remember, in my 40 years in sports, of having a bargaining unit reach an agreement and not …
