NEW YORK (AP) — A federal mediator will be at the bargaining table when Major League Soccer’s labor talks resume next week.
Management and the MLS Player Union have accepted an offer from George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
The league’s labor contract expired Feb. 25 when players refused to agree to another extension of the deal, which originally was to have run out Jan. 31.
Players want free agency within the league when their contracts expire and a higher percentage of guaranteed contracts.
