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Labor lawyers cry foul over MLS agent policy
Labor lawyers cry foul over MLS agent policy
By TRIPP MICKLE and LIZ MULLEN Staff writers The MLS board of governors voted unanimously last month to prohibit agents from simultaneously representing MLS players and coaches, a policy that top labor lawyers say may violate both U.S. antitrust law and labor law. MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan ...
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US College Soccer At The Crossroads
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Sherlock Holmes Churns His Own Butter News
du Nord — ... Street & Smith's Sport Business Journal with an article on conflicts arising between player agents, coach agents, the league and the law. ...

Some Monday Linkage
Fang's Bites — ... baseball to the Ontario province. Daniel Kaplan says MLB is trying to restructure some of its debt. Liz Mullen writes that MLB players saw their share of league revenues jump to 52 percent last season. Liz says Mark Steinberg, the head of IMG's golf division and agent to Tiger Woods, is close to deal to stay with the company. Ms. Mullen writes that NFL player fines are up this season. Liz and Tripp Mickle report that Major League Soccer's agent policy is coming under criticism by labor lawyers. John Lombardo ...

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