On Frame with Mark Followill

09/19/19 • 31 min

Pro Soccer USA's Glenn Crooks previews the upcoming match between New York City FC and FC Dallas with the television voice of Dallas, Mark Followill. FCD earned a vital point on Wednesday at Seattle in a 0-0 draw to move into playoff position in the Western Conference with one of the youngest teams in MLS. Followill said that owner Dan Hunt has a strong desire to win an MLS Cup in the FC Dallas way. "Dan is not shy about saying that FC Dallas very, very much wants to win an MLS Cup sooner than later. However, their model for pursuing it is and their dream for winning an MLS Cup is by starting 11 Homegrowns. Whether that's realistic remains to be seen."

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On Frame with Eric Miller

New York City FC first team member Eric Miller is also on the Executive Board of the Major League Soccer Players Association. He sat down with Pro Soccer USA's Glenn Crooks and described some of the priorities for the players with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire before the start of the 2020 season. Miller makes it clear that the players will push for a more flexible salary structure and part of that consideration should be the elimination of both TAM and GAM. “I think that three-letter acronyms are not going to help the league grow any more. It’s time to let teams decide how they’re going to spend their money.” In the past, the MLSPA has been accused of easily giving in to the demands of the league in negotiations. Miller said that will not be the case this time. “it’s the most prepared we’ve ever been, it’s the most organized we’ve ever been and the most unified we’ve ever been as a group. We are prepared for a work stoppage if necessary and that is our biggest bargaining chip.”

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Pro Soccer USA's Glenn Crooks had a chance to sit down with a pair of National Soccer Hall of Fame inductees on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas - former US Soccer President, Sunil Gulati and the all-time goal scoring leader Abby Wambach. Plus, a conversation with one of the hosts, Dan Hunt the President of FC Dallas who play at Toyota Stadium - the home of the Hall of Fame.