Sources: MLS Discussing Possibility Of Players Taking Salary Cuts

MLS has begun discussions with the MLSPA about having players "accept significant salary cuts" amid the pandemic, according to sources. The talks took place on Thursday via a conference call that included MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott and the MLSPA exec board. Sources said that the league is "asking the bulk of its players to take as much as a 50% pay cut." The reduction would take place "only if games are canceled." Even if no more games are played this season, the players "would still earn at least 50% of their salaries." Players making less than $100,000 "would not be affected" (ESPN.com, 4/17).