SHOCK!!! SPORTING KANSAS CITY AND MLS MOVING CLOSER TO STRIKE AS LABOR TALKS GO DOWN TO THE WIRE!!!

Given that the Royals are probably gonna suck this year, pro sports in Kansas City could take another hit.

MSM under-reporting this one because of so many sponsorship conflicts.

Thanks to KICK-ASS KANSAS CITY INSIDERS for sending word of another organized labor snafu:

"The MLS Players Union is close to walking away from the CBA negotiating table.

Multiple player agents spoke to CSN off-record today to stress that the negotiations are close to breaking down. It's possible that the players may formally walk away from the table as soon as this afternoon.

"The agents say that the owners have refused to budge on the issue of free agency at all. Although they say the players are willing to be creative to find a solution that both allows for freer movement and keeps salary inflation under control, the owners refuse to consider any change to the way players move between clubs."

More:

ProSoccerTalk NBC: Update on MLS labor strike: Players Union, league still at impasse as talks go down to the wire

Galaxy: With an MLS strike imminent, a Marxist defense of MLS single entity

Chicago Tribute: Federal mediator brought in to help avert MLS stoppage

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