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Coronavirus: MLS expecting $1 billion revenue loss as season resumption is agreed

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PA Images | "Major League Soccer will take a billion-dollar revenue hit due to the pandemic. And that's a function of lost revenue that regardless of what we're able to do, is going to be nearly impossible to generate at the levels that we need," said MLS commisioner Don Garber.

MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a conference call it would be "nearly impossible" to generate revenue at the levels needed.

Players have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement which includes major salary cuts and a plan to resume the current season.

5 June 2020 - 7:58 AM

By Emil Gjerding Nielson

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