The Columbus Crew step aside from the Connor Senn game
Connor Senn was an Ohio State soccer player who collapsed and died on the field in 2001. For 9 years, the Crew participated in a memorial match with OSU to raise funds for a scholarship in Senn's name, but they didn't play this year. The reason comes down to a clause in the collective bargaining agreement:
Provisions in the latest Major League Soccer collective bargaining agreement allow teams to play only one extra "gated" event without having to provide its players additional compensation.
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog @ May 7, 2011 1:25 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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