Much Ado About Nothing: The Strike Vote

Dramatics abound as the MLS Player's Union voted to authorize a STRIKE (OMFG) if their demands are not met by the time the season is supposed to start. The sports media has picked up this story and ran with it, some saying it is the end of professional soccer in America as we know it.

Truth is, however, this strike vote is classic posturing. The Player's Union has given the league an ultimatum. They've basically said "Look MLS, you freakin micro-managing control freak, if you want your league to fall apart, go ahead and let this deadline pass." (The union's words, more or less, not mine) And if that happens the league looks like the villain. On the other hand, if the alarmists are right and the strike does happen, a number of these players will be out of work, or playing for less money somewhere else.

It's not like the players are asking for the world. From The Report's vantage point (which is akin to Sarah Palin's proximity to Russia), all they are asking for is to be treated like professional athletes.  They want true free agency and they want teams to have a bit more freedom to sign the players they want. Currently, the league makes virtually every decision on players futures.

It is The Report's opinion that the players are not asking too much and that the two sides will come to some sort of agreement before March two five. If they don't, however, it could mean the end of professional soccer as we know it. But probably not.