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Of all the developments to come out of the renegotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the players’ union, the details surrounding the so-called U22 Initiative had the potential to be the most interesting.
The rule is effectively designed to allow teams more flexibility when signing young players and encourage them to think bigger by not counting transfer fees on those players against the salary cap.
On the most basic level, here’s how it works:
Teams are allowed to sign up to three players under the rule, all of whom would occupy one of the 20 senior roster spots
Seattle Sounders FC today announced its complete regional broadcast details for the 2021 Major League Soccer season. Fans of the club can continue to follow the Rave Green through one of the most diverse slates in Major League Soccer.
“Our broadcast partners have always worked with Sounders FC to provide unfalteringly excellent coverage of the team to our fans, and we’re happy be able to continue these relationships in 2021,” said Sounders FC Owner & President of Business Operations
Peter Tomozawa. “While we look forward to welcoming fans back to Lumen Field this year, 2020 reiterated the importance of not only providing varied broadcast options to those who love the team, but also making sure that those offerings are the highest quality possible. With our partners Q13 and JOEtv, Amazon Prime Video, iHeartMedia Seattle and El Rey 1360 AM, we have no doubt that our fans will enjoy another season of Sounders soccer, no matter how they are tuning in.”