re: If the MLS goes on strike...

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If they strike, well Jurgy gets his earlier camp and can try to book more friendlies (I said try)

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I think this might cause players to want to avoid a strike

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Does MLS have a damned chance?

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This is def the most important time in the league history.

But they knew this day would come, once MLS outgrew the structure it was based off of.

You're absolutely right. If MLS starts their season late because of this I know for a fact that all youth leagues in the country will spontaneously combust and the future of soccer in our country will be doomed. Pick up games will cease. Interest in watching foreign leagues will decline. No child will want to pick up a soccer ball ever again. If I see little kids playing the sport for fun I know I will do my patriotic American duty and call them grass fairies before punching them in the face and throwing their ball over the nearest fence (real Americans throw balls not kick them). Soccer will never ever ever ever ever ever be as great as it was during the year 2014 here in this country. Not this year. Not one hundred years from now. Never.





















Am I doing this right?

Lets not forget, these players can't just strike and then go sign with a third division English team.

In order to play in England they will need work permits, which aren't exactly easy to get your hands on. Hell, who was the player who signed with Stoke but couldn't get a work permit?

I'm not sure how the Eurozone operates, but I doubt its totally open for non EU passport holders.

Just for those wondering...

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Workers from the United Kingdom or any of the British overseas territories or British crown dependencies do not require any work permit or other documentation to work in England under British law.

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Players who are citizens in countries, countries, countries can play in England without a work permit due to the United Kingdom's membership in the European Economic Area, a single market agreement treaty tied to the European Union's economic policies.

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Anyone outside of the aforementioned countries can play in the Premier League or the Football League if they obtain a Governing Body Endorsement under Tier 2 of the United Kingdom's five tier immigration scheme.

In order to get this endorsement, they need to have played in at least 75 percent of their country's "A" or primary national team matches, which includes any World Cup or World Cup qualifying game, or any Continental tournament game. They also need to play for a country that has averaged at least 70th place or higher in the FIFA rankings over the past two years.

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I'm not sure how the Eurozone operates, but I doubt its totally open for non EU passport holders.

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Yeah, it's not that easy because there are quotas on non-EU players.

It's a lot easier for a player to get the "work permit" in countries other than the UK if the club signs them.

However, the non-EU quotas already create huge juggling act for clubs and are a very valuable commodity since even lower tier clubs can use them to "launder" (mainly South American) players that larger clubs will then buy.