MLS removed the broad ban on ‘political’ signage, drawing applause from the groups that protested last year.
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Major League Soccer president and deputy commissioner Mark Abbott will meet with supporters’ group representatives next Thursday in Las Vegas over the ongoing debate about political expression in MLS stadiums. Specifically, the meeting is to discuss fan code of conduct issues as they relate to the display of the Iron Front symbol. Supporters contend the […]
MLS’s deputy commissioner talks expansion in Austin and Sacramento, plus the new playoff format and more.
The seeds of dissent were visible almost immediately. Soccer officials had notified the Timbers Army, a fan organization for the team in Portland, Ore., on the eve of this season that the anti-fascist symbol its members had been waving on a giant banner in the north end of the stadium would no longer be permitted […]