FILE PHOTO: Dec 12, 2020; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew SC is the 2020 MLS Cup Champions after beating Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on December 12, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Robertson-USA TODAY NETWORK
(Reuters) -Major League Soccer (MLS) is invoking a clause to renegotiate its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the players' union after the COVID-19 pandemic cost it nearly $1 billion in 2020.
MLS avoided a lockout in June when its players ratified the CBA, which contained a 5% pay cut for players and a force majeure clause, which the league invoked to compel players and the league now to renegotiate the deal for 30 days.
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