Filed under: MLS, English Premier League, Los Angeles Galaxy
While Major League Soccer and the players’ union have promised to continue negotiating, the Los Angeles Galaxy said Friday that they’re not interested in entertaining Everton’s request to extend Landon Donovan’s loan. Both developments are good signs for those hoping MLS kicks off as scheduled later this month.
On the collective bargaining front, the league and players are heading to federal mediation. It sounds serious, but at least they continue to agree that disagreeing is preferable to canceling games. MLS has said all along that it has no interest in a lockout, but the players have been unwilling to make a similar pledge.
But preseason preparations continue nevertheless, and the league announced Friday afternoon that the two sides will head back to the negotiating table next week in Washington to try and hammer out an agreement. The season starts March 25.
George Cohen, named as the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, will take part in the discussions. Even the government wants to see soccer this spring.
Coincidentally or not, within an hour of the labor announcement on Friday afternoon, Galaxy general manager and coach Bruce Arena told the league’s web site that the club is “not interested” in extending Donovan’s stay in Liverpool.
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