Seattle Sounders players demand that the FIFA Club World Cup prizes they receive when qualifying for international competitions receive their due share and will be supported by the Major League Baseball Football Players Association on Sunday.
FIFA announced that each participant will receive $9.55 million in revenue, which makes the club eligible for spending after winning the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League and becoming a representative of CONCACAF.
In addition to the MLSPA statement, the players also wore shirts to attend the Lumen Field stadium, which were held on “Club World Cash Snatch” and “Fair Share” before Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
“MLSPA and all MLS players unite with Seattle’s Expressers tonight requested a considerable portion of the World Cup prizes for the FIFA Club. FIFA’s new matches piled up with players’ increasing workload without considering their own physical health. To grab this extra calendar, FIFA had to win extra bonuses to win the racer’s salary, win the boundaries of economic events, and earn a contender, a contender, the player and MLSPA said in a statement.
"Dispite the windfall, the league has refused to allocate a fair percentage of those funds to the players themselves. For months, the players have privately and respectfully invited the league to to discuss bonus terms, yet MLS has failed to bring forward a reasonable proposal. Instead of recognizing the players who have brought MLS to the global stage, the league -- which routinely asks the PA to deviate from the CBA -- is clinging to an out-of-date CBA provisions and ignoring For a long time, international standards for players usually receive FIFA prizes in global competitions.
"It is the players that make the game possible. They are the players who promote MLS on the global stage. They want them to be treated fairly and respectfully."
When ESPN contacted ESPN, MLS did not make an immediate statement.
The Sounders will be playing the Club World Cup with Botafogo on June 15 at Lumen Field before facing Madrid's Atlettoto, newly crowned Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain.
MLS team Inter Miami CF and LAFC will also participate in the competition. LAFC was the last team to qualify for the game, defeating América Club in a single playoff game on Saturday to take over Group D.