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MLS will investigate allegations that D.C. United’s Taxi Fountas called Inter Miami player the N-word
Inter Miami defender Damion Lowe (L) after the alleged incident involving Taxi Fountas (R). (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA Today Sports) Inter Miami players and head coach Phil Neville alleged Sunday that D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas directed a racial slur at one of their players during an MLS game between the two teams. The incident occurred during the second half of a 3-2 Miami win, and led to a five-minute stoppage in play, during which referee Ismail Elfath initiated MLS’s protocol for… Source link
Read More »Apple ‘doubling down on live sports content’ with MLS deal
Apple (AAPL) announced an exclusive global media partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) on Tuesday and according to one Wall Street analyst, the deal is “just the appetizer” for the tech giant. “They’re doubling down on live sports content, and that’s a big strategy for Cupertino on the content front,” Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives told Yahoo Finance, referring to Apple’s headquarters in California. “MLB, now MLS, that’s just the start of what we see as much more… Source link
Read More »MLS won’t ask players to take COVID paycut, proposes extending CBA
Major League Soccer won’t ask its players to take another paycut to offset the deep losses in gate revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but will seek a two-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement that was signed last summer, multiple sources with knowledge of the league’s proposal to the MLS Players’ Association told Yahoo Sports. MLS formally made the proposal to the union late Tuesday afternoon. The two sides had initially agreed to a new CBA last January, but the… Source link
Read More »MLS lays off 20% of its staff as the financial impact of COVID-19 on sports continues
An official MLS ball sits on a stand during a game between the FC Dallas and the Nashville SC in August. (Matthew Pearce/Getty Images) Major League Soccer on Thursday laid off 20 percent of full-time employees at its New York City headquarters as the financial impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on sports continues, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports. Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the layoffs on Twitter. One source with knowledge of the details told… Source link
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