NEW YORK - Sources within Major League Soccer (MLS) indicate that the group of Billionaires that own franchise rights for teams within the league are looking to seize headlines from the protests over racist Police brutality on Black Americans and a global pandemic as they spent the weekend debating locking out their employees
“The MLS Players Union concessions were deemed by the league as not being good enough,” stated one anonymous source. “The league sees this potential lockout as a way to grasp the headlines from the horrifying scenes of the Police running over people in the street, arresting journalists, shooting people on their porch and marching lock step in tactical gear through terrified neighborhoods.”
“They are out for blood and stupidity,” stated one league source. “These billionaires have had it up to HERE with the players. They want as many concessions as they can get their hands upon in hopes that all the teams can turn a profit this year even if they don’t play any games.”
League historians indicate that often times things will seem in the worst possible way before collective bargaining agreements and negotiations are completed.
“We can all remember that most of these deals come down to the wire,” stated Professor Dave Hawkins of the CBA Institute. “However, it takes some cynical power grabs to try to attempt to lock out your employees during the middle of a global pandemic and an international movement against racism and police brutality.”
The Nutmeg News will have more on this as the league pushes the players to take even more concessions and then indicates that they will blame them as trying to sabotage the league if they don’t accept.