Sounders protest MLS’s Club World Cup player payout cap, backed by MLSPA
Seattle Sounders players took the field ahead of their match against Minnesota United Sunday night wearing protest T-shirts, expressing their disapproval of their potential prize money allocation for the upcoming Club World Cup. The Sounders, along with Inter Miami and – after Saturday night’s play-in win over Club América – LAFC, will participate in the tournament, which kicks off on June 14.AdvertisementSeattle players warmed up for the match wearing shirts emblazoned with a pair of slogans: “Club World Ca$h Grab” and “Fair Share Now.” The Emerald City Supporters, the primary supporters’ group of the Sounders, joined the protest as well, chanting the slogans along with a more pointed message: “you dirty greedy bastards.”All three MLS clubs taking part in the tournament will receive $9.55 million simply for qualifying, the standard allocation set aside by FIFA for any club from Concacaf. That […]