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		<title>And the winner is&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone for your terrific emails. You&#8217;ve proposed some excellent ways to introduce your family, friends, and colleagues to the NY Red Bulls. After decades of frustration, we New York soccer fans now have access to a gorgeous soccer-specific facility showcasing one of the most talented clubs in the history of MLS. We should [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=334&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Want my 4 great seats to Saturday night’s New York Red Bulls game? Read on&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why am I giving away my seats for free? I love soccer. I love the USA. I want the USA to love soccer. Not that Americans don’t already love soccer. They do. A record number 160 million of us watched the 2010 World Cup. It’s true here in New York as well. Just ask the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=303&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>London Court Slams Hicks And Gillett; Holds That Liverpool Case Must Proceed In England, Not Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the High Court of Justice in London heard oral argument in the fierce legal battle arising out of the sale of Liverpool Football Club (&#8220;LFC&#8221;). The details of the Court&#8217;s judgment (the &#8220;Judgment&#8221;) largely have been misreported or over-simplified by the media, so this article will attempt to set the record straight. Before getting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=279&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>London High Court To Determine Fate Of Liverpool Legal Battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October 2010, Liverpool Football Club (&#8220;LFC&#8221;), one of the world&#8217;s most storied professional soccer franchises, was the subject of a bitter, highly publicized legal tug-of-war, with two American ownership groups vying for control. The dispute pitted then owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. – former owners of the Texas Rangers and Montreal Canadiens, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=267&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Designated Player Slots Clear Path For More High Profile Talent In MLS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Soccer announced today that, effective immediately, each team will be allowed to sign a second Designated Player (DP) to its roster, and will also have the option to purchase a third DP slot. The changes are designed to enable an influx of big-name international talent to MLS (potentially players like Barcelona&#8217;s Thierry Henry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=258&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MLS At A Crossroads Over Landon Donovan Contract</title>
		<link>http://soccerlaw.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/mls-at-a-crossroads-over-landon-donovan-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing debate concerning Landon Donovan&#8217;s future highlights that Major League Soccer stands at a crossroads with respect to its business model. On the one hand, MLS has preached fiscal responsibility and the need to build a financially sustainable model for the league.  MLS’s insistence that player salaries must remain under control, to the exclusion [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=238&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mediator Will Need To Bring Players Back To Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When mediator George Cohen sits down with representatives of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the players union this week, he will need to conduct at least three distinct negotiations.  He will, for sure, moderate a discussion between MLS and the players on sticking points pertaining to the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), including guaranteed contracts and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=210&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing Red! Episode 2 Released</title>
		<link>http://soccerlaw.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/check-out-my-recent-interview-on-seeing-red/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spoke on Sunday, February 28 with Mark Fishkin, Nathaniel Baker and Dave Martinez at Seeing Red! The New York Soccer Roundup about the current state of the MLS collective bargaining negotiations.  Among the topics covered were the legal implications of the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, factors weighing on a possible strike by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=200&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not Striking Was The Right Move For The Union, For Now At Least</title>
		<link>http://soccerlaw.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/not-striking-was-the-right-move-for-the-union-for-now-at-least/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deadline to extend the MLS collective bargaining agreement (CBA) came and went on Thursday with no deal struck by the two sides.  The union declared that the old CBA is expired but indicated that it would continue negotiating with MLS.  The union also stated that players would continue working &#8220;for the time being&#8221; but would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=169&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Reason MLS Won&#8217;t Accept Free Agency</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stan chelney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLS negotiators have drawn a line in the sand on the most important collective bargaining issue, free agency.  Even in the face of a threatened work stoppage, MLS President Mark Abbott stated that free agency &#8220;is something the league is not prepared to do.&#8221;  He added, “If the players choose to strike . . . [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soccerlaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11993157&amp;post=136&amp;subd=soccerlaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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