CBA could mark a new beginning for MLS
Goalkeeper Joe Cannon and defender Chris Leitch (4), seen here with former teammate Ryan Cochrane, are San Jose’s representatives to the MLS Players Union. Photo: Kelley Cox, isiphotos.com It’s been just 24 hours since the press conference announcing a tentative deal for a new collective bargaining agreement between MLS and its players union. That event provided little information on the nuts and bolts of the new deal, which must be ratified by both the league’s board... Read More
Quakes, Timbers draw in San Jose’s last preseason tune-up
Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara hosted a 1-1 draw between the San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers Saturday night in its dress rehearsal for the Quakes 2010 MLS regular season home opener next weekend against Real Salt Lake. A long range strike from second half substitute Cornell Glen gave San Jose the 1-0 lead before a late goal from Portland defender Scot Thompson off a free kick left the score level on a beautiful night for soccer in the South Bay. The draw in their final... Read More
MLS, Players Union agree to new CBA
Press conference live blog
Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Association have jointly scheduled a press conference at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. The event will feature MLS Commissioner Don Garber and MLS Players Union executive director Bob Foose, as well as George Cohen, the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players is almost certain to be announced. I’ll be live blogging the event here,... Read More
Quakes, Dynamo all square in scoreless exhibition
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Jose Earthquakes and the Houston Dynamo played to a scoreless draw Wednesday night at Kezar Stadium in a preseason match that more resembled a post-last call St. Patrick’s Day bar brawl than a finely tuned soccer affair. The head referee was very conservative with his whistle, as numerous fouls that might otherwise be expected in an MLS regular season game, were waved off. The physical nature of the game was reminiscent of the last time these two teams... Read More
All the action is off the field as opening day (maybe) approaches
The Quakes pre-season game Wednesday night was instantly forgettable, as fans and players alike focused their attention on the action to come. No, not the regular season, scheduled to begin next week, but the ongoing negotiations to see if there will be any MLS soccer played in the near future. After shivering through a scoreless draw at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium, San Jose’s Joe Cannon and Houston’s Pat Onstad boarded a plane for Washington D.C. to join their... Read More