MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement 2020-2028 PDF

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Between MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER And MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION February 1, 2020 – January 31, 2028  TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITI...

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Between MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER And MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION February 1, 2020 – January 31, 2028  TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION AND UNION ACCESS............................................................ 5 ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................... 6 ARTICLE 3 DURATION OF AGREEMENT........................................................................ 13 ARTICLE 4 UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF.......................................................... 14 ARTICLE 5 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS................................................................................. 15 ARTICLE 6 NO-STRIKE, NO-LOCKOUT........................................................................... 17 ARTICLE 7 NO DISCRIMINATION..................................................................................... 18 ARTICLE 8 PLAYER OBLIGATIONS.................................................................................. 19 ARTICLE 9 MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; INJURY GUARANTEE............................... 24 ARTICLE 10 COMPENSATION, EXPENSES AND LEAGUE PLAYER EXPENDITURES....................................................................................................................................................... 30 ARTICLE 11 TRAVEL AND GAME TICKETS................................................................... 54 ARTICLE 12 DRUG TESTING............................................................................................... 58 ARTICLE 13 VACATION AND OTHER TIME OFF.......................................................... 59 ARTICLE 14 ENTRY DRAFT, EXPANSION DRAFT AND ACADEMY PLAYER INFORMATION......................................................................................................................... 60 ARTICLE 15 LOANS AND TRANSFERS............................................................................. 61 ARTICLE 16 PARTICIPATION IN HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES AND OTHER SPORTS PROHIBITED............................................................................................................................. 64 ARTICLE 17 LEAGUE SCHEDULE AND OTHER GAME SCHEDULES...................... 65 ARTICLE 18 STANDARD PLAYER AGREEMENT........................................................... 69 ARTICLE 19 ROSTERS........................................................................................................... 75 ARTICLE 20 DISCIPLINE; RULES AND REGULATIONS.............................................. 78 ARTICLE 21 GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION............................................................ 85 ARTICLE 22 INSURANCE COVERAGES............................................................................ 88 ARTICLE 23 ROSTER & BUDGET GUIDELINES............................................................. 91 ARTICLE 24 COMMITTEES; PLAYING CONDITIONS.................................................. 92 ARTICLE 25 ALL-STAR GAME; ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS................................................ 94 ARTICLE 26 NOTICES............................................................................................................ 95 ARTICLE 27 MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................... 97 ARTICLE 28 GROUP LICENSING........................................................................................ 98 ARTICLE 29 PLAYER MOVEMENT RULES..................................................................... 99 EXHIBIT 1 STANDARD PLAYER AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 2 AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION EXHIBIT 3 CHECK-OFF AUTHORIZATION EXHIBIT 4 APPROVED HOTELS LIST EXHIBIT 5 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND POLICY EXHIBIT 6 PLAYER ENTRANCE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM EXHIBIT 7 PLAYER EXIT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM EXHIBIT 8 INITIAL FITNESS DETERMINATION FORM EXHIBIT 9 SECOND OPINION FITNESS DETERMINATION FORM EXHIBIT 10 JOINT PHYSICIANS’ CONSULTATION FORM EXHIBIT 11 INDEPENDENT PHYSICIAN DETERMINATION FORM EXHIBIT 12 HEAD INJURY/CONCUSSION EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL EXHIBIT 13 RE-ENTRY DRAFT RULES EXHIBIT 14 FREE AGENCY COMMITMENT FORM EXHIBIT 15 TIER 2 MAXIMUM SALARY BUDGET CHARGE TO MAXIMUM TAM 3  THIS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of February 2020, by and between MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, L.L.C. and MLS CANADA LP (together “MLS”) and the MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (the “MLSPA”). It is the general purpose of the CBA to promote the mutual interests of MLS, the MLSPA and the Players and to allow for the operation of the League in a manner that will promote, to the fullest extent possible, the business of MLS and the growth of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. 4  ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION AND UNION ACCESS Section 1.1 Recognition: MLS recognizes the MLSPA as the exclusive bargaining representative of all present and future players employed as such in the League, but not including any other MLS employees. MLS and the MLSPA agree that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such Players may, acting individually or through a player-agent, on an individual basis, bargain with MLS with respect to and agree upon terms over and above the minimum requirements established by this CBA, to the extent not inconsistent with this CBA (including the Standard Player Agreement and any other exhibits hereto). Section 1.2 Union Access: Each year, appropriate staff members of the MLSPA shall be given stadium, press box and locker room passes for Pre-Season, Regular Season, Post-Season and any Exhibition Games. The MLSPA may hold meetings with the Players of each Team, provided that an authorized representative of the relevant Team has approved the arrangements for each meeting held at Team facilities, and that no such meeting shall interfere with the training, practice or operation of the Team. Approval for MLSPA meetings shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. During any annual scouting combine, the MLSPA will be permitted, at its expense, to present a two-hour orientation for all of the players attending the session, and MLSPA officials will be allowed to attend the annual MLS SuperDraft and provide information to players at the MLS SuperDraft in a manner that does not interfere with MLS’s ability to conduct the MLS SuperDraft. Section 1.3 Joint Rookie Symposium: An annual joint rookie symposium for Players in their first year with MLS shall be held each year at location(s) and at such times agreed to by the MLSPA and League. Among other things, the symposium will discuss the SABH Program, career planning, as well as League expectations of an MLS Player. The development of the symposium agenda and funding of such meeting will be discussed and mutually agreed upon by the MLSPA and League. 5  ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS (a) “22+1 Player” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 29.2 and 29.3. (b) “Affiliate” shall mean: (i) any USL teams that have an MLS recognized affiliation with a Team; or (ii) any team in an MLS-affiliated professional league sanctioned by USSF (including MLS NEXT Pro). (c) “Agreement” or “CBA” means this Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLS and the MLSPA, including any and all exhibits and side letters, and any successor agreements thereto. (d) “All-League Team” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.2. (e) “All-Star Game” means a game hosted by MLS for which twenty-four (24) or more Players are selected to the All-Star Game team roster, consistent with Section 25.1. (f) “All-Star Player” shall mean a Player selected to the All-Star Game team roster consistent with Section 25.1. (g) “Authorization” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(iv). (h) “Best Eleven” shall mean the Players selected for an All-League Team consistent with Section 25.2. (i) “Commercial Affiliates” means all MLS or Team sponsors, product/service companies, suppliers, licensees or other entities granted by MLS a license to use MLS or Team trademarks or other commercial identification rights in connection with MLS. (j) “Commercial Player Licensing Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 28. (k) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the League. (l) “Compulsory Game” or “Compulsory Tournament” means a game or tournament in which CONCACAF, FIFA or USSF requires MLS to participate. (m) “CONCACAF” means the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. (n) “Concussion Protocol” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.10. (o) “Contract Guarantee Date” means the date on or after which a Semi- Guaranteed Contract may not be terminated by MLS for the reasons set forth in Section 18.7 of this CBA. Unless otherwise agreed between a Player and MLS, the Contract Guarantee Date shall be July 1st; provided, however, if agreed to by the Player, MLS may extend (or initially set) the Player’s Contract Guarantee Date beyond July 1st, but not beyond the date 6 that is seven (7) days after the close of the secondary transfer window (i.e., the August transfer window), for the same number of Players as there are Teams in the League in each League Season (e.g., if there are twenty Teams in the League, MLS may extend the Contract Guarantee Date for up to twenty (20) Players). MLS agrees that if it requests a Player to sign a Contract Guarantee Date extension it shall provide the request to the Player five (5) days prior to the Contract Guarantee Date. This provision is without prejudice to MLS’s rights in Section 18.7. (p) “CSA” shall mean the Canadian Soccer Association. (q) “Designated Player” shall mean a player whose: (i) unadjusted Salary Budget Charge is above the Maximum Salary Budget Charge; (ii) occupies or should occupy a Designated Player slot; and (iii) for whom player expenditure is not funded by the Salary Budget or GAM/TAM, and such expenditure is reimbursed to the League by an MLS Team Operator (including via a loan or transfer). (r) “Designated Player Charge” for full-season or mid-season, as applicable, shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 10.10(viii) and (ix). (s) “Disciplinary Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20.2(i). (t) “Discretionary Targeted Allocation Money” or “Discretionary TAM” shall be those TAM amounts set forth in Section 10.10(iv) paid on a discretionary basis by the Team Operator. (u) “EMR” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(v). (v) “Exhibition Game” shall mean any non-League Season game played by a Team that: (i) involves MLS players, with the exception of Players on loan to non-MLS teams; (ii) is gated where admission, including anything of value, is charged to attendees (including a Team asking attendees for mandatory or voluntary donation in lieu of paid admission), regardless of whether the admissions are redirected to charities or other third parties, and not including non-gated scrimmages, an open practice of a Team where fans are permitted to attend, other similar non-gated matches; and (iii) takes place any time between the Regular Season start date and before the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date of the following season or any gated match that occurs between a Team’s elimination from the Post-Season and the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date of the following season regardless of opponent. An Exhibition Game will be categorized into either Tier 1 or Tier 2 based on the opponent pursuant to Section 10.9. An Exhibition Game that occurs between a 7  Team’s elimination from the Post-Season and the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date shall be considered a Tier 1 Exhibition Game pursuant to Section 10.9. (w) “Expiration Date” of a Standard Player Agreement means the date on which such SPA expires, as set forth in the Schedule to the SPA, not including any option periods. (x) “Execution Date” means the later of: (i) the date the CBA is executed; and (ii) the date the CBA is ratified. (y) “FIFA” means the Federation Internationale de Football Association. (z) “FIFA RSTP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.5. (aa) “Fit” or “Fitness” shall mean medically able to play soccer at an MLS level. (bb) “Force Majeure Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(i). (cc) “Free Agency” shall mean a Player’s ability to select a Team for which to play as set forth in Article 29. (dd) “Free Agency Salary Budget Charge” or “FASBC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 29.4(iii). (ee) “Generation adidas Player” shall mean a Player who is: (i) selected for the Generation adidas Program; or (ii) currently participating in the Generation adidas Program and occupying Supplemental Roster Slots. (ff) “Generation adidas Program” shall mean a joint program between MLS and adidas where top college underclassmen, youth national team Players, and other top amateur Players are signed by MLS and made available to Teams in the SuperDraft. (gg) “General Allocation Money” or “GAM” shall mean a specific pool of money a Team may use to sign Players and/or allocate to Players to reduce the corresponding Salary Budget Charge to its Salary Budget. (hh) “Grievance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.1. (ii) “Grievance Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.4. (jj) “Guaranteed Contract” means an SPA that may not be terminated by MLS solely because of the quality of the Player’s on-field performance or the fact that the Player may have sustained a Soccer-Related Injury. (kk) “Homegrown Player” shall mean any Player signed to an SPA who meets the requirements of a Homegrown Player as determined by MLS in accordance with the Roster & Budget Guidelines. (ll) “Homegrown Player All-Star Game” shall mean a game hosted by MLS and for which Homegrown Players are selected to the Homegrown Player All-Star Game team roster, consistent with Section 25.3. 8  (mm) “Immediate Family” shall mean the Player’s current spouse and the Player’s dependent unmarried children under the age of eighteen. (nn) “Impartial Arbitrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.6. (oo) “Independent Physician” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(i)(d). (pp) “League” means the professional outdoor soccer league operated by MLS. (qq) “League Season” or “Season” means the period in any year commencing on the date of the first Regular Season MLS game and ending on the date of the MLS Cup. (rr) “League Year” means the twelve-month period, currently from January 1st of one year through and including December 31st, during which the League Season is played. (ss) “Mandatory Spend” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(i)(a). (tt) “Maximum Salary Budget Charge” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(vii). (uu) “Maximum TAM Amount” shall mean one million United States dollars (US$1,000,000) plus the Maximum Salary Budget Charge. (vv) “Authorization for Release of Medical Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(iv). (ww) “MLS” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. (xx) “MLS Cup” shall mean the MLS league championship game. (yy) “MLSPA” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. (zz) “MLS Service Year” means that effective at the end of the League Season, the Player either: (i) was on the roster prior to August 15th in a League Season; or (ii) played in at least one (1) Regular Season or Post-Season game during the League Season. For Players on Short Term SPAs, the Player must meet the requirements set forth in Section 15.2 in order to meet the MLS Service Year requirement. (aaa) “Non-Compulsory Game” or “Non-Compulsory Tournament” means any game or tournament that is not a Compulsory Game or a Compulsory Tournament. (bbb) “Official Equipment Supplier” means a supplier of athletic equipment to MLS. The number of Official Equipment Suppliers may increase or decrease during the term. A list of current Official Equipment Suppliers will be provided to the MLSPA, and updated as needed. (ccc) “Off-Season” means the time period from the later of a Player’s Team’s final Regular Season or final Post-Season game until the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date. 9  (ddd) “Player” means a soccer player who is signatory to a Standard Player Agreement. (eee) “Player Agreement” means the form SPA, along with any special covenants contained therein. (fff) “Player Category” means the category ascribed to the Player in his Player Agreement. (ggg) “Post-Season” means that part of the League Season following the conclusion of the Regular Season that includes the MLS playoffs, including, without limitation, any play-in game, division game, conference championship and MLS Cup. (hhh) “Pre-Existing Agreement” means any sponsorship or endorsement agreement relating to the Player in existence on the date the Player enters into a Player Agreement, and which is disclosed in such Player Agreement. The Player may not validly disclose an agreement as a “Pre-Existing Agreement” if such agreement was entered into in breach of the Player’s obligations under any previous Player Agreement with MLS. (iii) “Pre-Season” means the time period from the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date to the start of the Regular Season. (jjj) “Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 17.2(iii). (kkk) “RED Out-of-Contract Player” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 29.3. (lll) “Re-Entry Draft” or “RED” shall mean the Player movement process described in Sections 29.2 and 29.3. (mmm)“Regular Season” means that part of the League Season extending from the opening game of the League schedule until the last game on such schedule, which is not an Exhibition Game, Post-Season game or championship game. (nnn) “Related Entity” means, when used in reference to MLS or the Team Operator: (i) any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, estate or other entity (the “Entity”) who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with MLS or the Team Operator; (ii) any Entity who is an officer, partner, member or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to MLS or the Team Operator, or for which MLS or the Team Operator is an officer, partner, member or trustee or serves in a similar capacity; (iii) any Entity who, directly or indirectly is the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities of MLS or the Team Operator, or of which MLS or the Team Operator, directly or indirectly is the owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities; and (iv) any member of the close family (which shall include for the purposes of this Article 2, Section (nnn), an individual’s current spouse, parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, children, children-in-law, siblings, and grandchildren, or a trust or estate, all of the beneficiaries of which consist of such individual or such related persons) of MLS or the Team Operator. 10  (ooo) “Reserve Minimum Salary” means the minimum salary for Reserve Players as set forth in Section 10.4. (ppp) “Reserve Player(s)” means those Players who are part of the Reserve Roster. Only Reserve Players who are twenty-four (24) years old (meaning that they turn twenty- four (24) during the calendar year) or younger who are designated as such by MLS and who must be the 25th or higher man on the Team’s roster may be paid at the Reserve Minimum Salary set forth in Section 10.4. (qqq) “Reserve Roster” means those Players who are not on the Senior Roster and who do not count against the Team Salary Budget. (rrr) “Roster & Budget Guidelines” means the MLS Roster & Budget Guidelines for the 2022 MLS season, as it may be amended from time to time in MLS’s sole discretion in accordance with Article 5. (sss) “Roster Compliance Date” means the date within approximately one week prior to the start of the League Season on which each Team must be in compliance with the Team roster and Team Salary Budget limits set forth in the 2022 Roster & Budget Guidelines. (ttt) “Roster Freeze Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 19.3. (uuu) “SABH” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1. (vvv) “Salary Budget Charge” means the budget charge for a Player against the Team Salary Budget calculated as set forth in Section 10.10(vi). (www) “Semi-Guaranteed Contract” means an SPA that may be terminated by MLS pursuant to Section 18.7 prior to the Contract Guarantee Date of the year in which his Player Agreement is terminated, without further obligation on either party. If not terminated for such reasons prior to the Contract Guarantee Date of any year, the SPA may not be terminated for such reasons until the immediately following December 31st. (xxx) “Senior Minimum Salary” means the minimum salary for all Players other than those who may be paid the Reserve Minimum Salary as set forth in Section 10.3. (yyy) “Senior Roster” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 19.1(i). (zzz) “Short Term SPA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.8. (aaaa) “Soccer Camp” means any soccer camp, clinic or club sponsored or conducted by MLS or a Team or its licensee under a bona fide arrangement, or in which MLS or a Team or its bona fide licensee has a material financial interest. (bbbb) “Soccer-Related Injury” shall mean an injury sustained by a Player during the course and within the scope of his employment as a soccer player, including national team duty, during the Term of his SPA (as defined therein). 11  (cccc) “Standard Player Agreement” or “SPA” means the form Standard Player Agreement (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and any addenda thereto and made a part of this CBA). (dddd) “SUM” shall mean Soccer United Marketing, LLC. (eeee) “SuperDraft” shall mean a process by which players competing in NCAA amateur competitions, and other players that MLS may select in its sole and absolute discretion, are made available to Teams. (ffff) "SuperDraft Player” shall mean a player selected by a Team during the SuperDraft. (gggg) “Supplemental Roster” means those Players who are not on the Senior Roster. (hhhh) “Targeted Allocation Money” or “TAM” shall mean the amounts set forth in Section 10.10(iv), which may be used to sign players as set forth in accordance with the 2022 Roster & Budget Guidelines. (iiii) “Team” means the team in the League to which the Player is from time to time assigned. Where appropriate, such term shall be deemed to include a reference to the Team Operator of such Team. (jjjj) “Team Bonus Pool” shall mean the pool into which the Team-based bonuses set forth in Sections 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 shall be paid. The allocation of the Team Bonus Pool shall be determined by the Team’s Players and the allocation shall be communicated to the League by the MLSPA. (kkkk) “Team Operator” means the entity authorized by MLS to operate the Team on its behalf, and, where the Team is operated by MLS otherwise than through a separate entity so authorized, MLS itself. (llll) “Team Salary Budget” means the Player spend budget set forth in Section 10.10. (mmmm) “Tier 1 Exhibition Games” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.9(i). (nnnn) “Tier 2 Exhibition Games” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.9(ii). (oooo) “USL” means the United Soccer League. (pppp) “USSF” means the United States Soccer Federation. (qqqq) “Youth Player Slot” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 19.4. Certain terms used in this CBA are defined elsewhere herein, including exhibits hereto. 12  ARTICLE 3 DURATION OF AGREEMENT Section 3.1 Term: This CBA is effective February 1, 2020 and shall remain in full force and effect until midnight on the 31st day of January 2028, and shall remain in effect from year to year thereafter, unless either party notifies the other in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to January 31, 2028 (or of January 31st of any renewal year thereafter) of its intention to terminate or modify the CBA. Section 3.2 Binding Agreement: In accordance with existing law, this CBA shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of MLS, Teams, the MLSPA and all Players covered by this CBA, and their successors and assigns. Section 3.3 Force Majeure: (i) “Force Majeure Event” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions that, should those events have occurred during (1) the periods of MLS training or match play, or (2) at a time when other major sports leagues in North America are impacted by such events or conditions and it is reasonably foreseeable that such events or conditions will persist into periods of MLS training or match play, and that would (i) make it impossible for MLS to perform its obligations under the CBA, or (ii) frustrate the underlying purpose of the CBA, or (iii) make it economically impracticable for MLS to perform its obligations under the CBA (such performance, obligations and purpose being understood to include the ability to schedule and conduct full team training and/or games that are televised and without any material limitation on the number of spectators who may attend), including: wars or war-like action (whether actual or threatened and whether conventional or other, including, but not limited to, chemical or biological wars or war-like action); sabotage, terrorism, or threats of sabotage or terrorism; explosions; epidemics, including social distancing guidelines, government orders or other concerns stemming from the COVID-19 or any future pandemic; weather or natural disasters, including, but not limited to, fires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornados, storms or earthquakes; and any travel restrictions, government orders or actions (civil or military); provided, however, that none of the foregoing enumerated events or conditions is within the reasonable control of MLS or an MLS Team. (ii) Upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event satisfying the terms of Section (i) above, MLS shall have the right to terminate the CBA as of thirtieth (30th) day following delivery to the MLSPA of a written notice of termination, which may be delivered as early as December 1, 2021. During the thirty (30) day period following delivery of such written notice of termination, MLS and the MLSPA shall engage in good faith negotiations for the purpose of entering into a successor agreement. (iii) No written or oral communication, proposal, counterproposal or draft authored or put forth by either side concerning the subject of force majeure shall be referred to in any arbitration or other proceeding by either party. 13  ARTICLE 4 UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF Section 4.1 Membership: Every Player has the option of joining or not joining the MLSPA; provided, however, that as a condition of employment for the duration of this CBA and wherever and whenever legal: (i) any Player who is or later becomes a member in good standing of the MLSPA must maintain his membership in good standing in the MLSPA; and (ii) any Player who is not a member in good standing of the MLSPA must, on the later of the thirtieth (30th) day following the ratification of this CBA or the beginning of his employment with the League, pay, pursuant to Section 4.2, below, or otherwise, an annual service fee in the same amount as the periodic dues. Section 4.2 Check-Off: The League will deduct, semi-monthly, from the salary of each Player who voluntarily authorizes and directs such deduction in accordance with this Article, an amount equal to the periodic dues and any assessments of the MLSPA. The MLSPA shall advise MLS in writing as to any changes to the amount of periodic dues at least thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date of such changes in the amount to be deducted. MLS shall forward the check-off monies to the MLSPA by electronic transfer, with a ledger identifying the sources of the monies, within five (5) business days of each semi-monthly deduction. Each check-off authorization by a Player shall be in writing on the Check-Off Authorization (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and made part of this CBA) and shall be governed by the provisions hereof. Section 4.3 Enforcement: Upon written notification to MLS by the MLSPA that a Player has not paid any initial fee, dues or the equivalent service fee in violation of Section 4.1 above, MLS will raise the matter for discussion with the Player. If there is no resolution of the matter within seven (7) days, then MLS will, upon written request of the MLSPA, suspend the Player without pay, wherever legal. Such suspension will continue until the MLSPA has notified MLS in writing that the suspended Player has satisfied his obligation as contained in Section 4.1 above. The parties hereby agree that suspension without pay is adopted as a substitute for and in lieu of discharge as the penalty for failing to pay dues, fees or an agency service fee. Should such suspension continue during the League Season for more than forty-five (45) days, the League may, at its option, toll the Player’s SPA for the entire League Season, such that the Player shall owe an additional year of service under his SPA. During any such suspension or tolling of the Player’s SPA under this Section 4.3, the Player shall be prohibited from playing professional soccer for any non-MLS team. Section 4.4 Indemnification: Consistent with the MLSPA’s responsibility to obtain from Players and file with the League written check-off authorizations, the MLSPA shall be solely responsible for refunds to Players in the case of any sums deducted not in conformity with the provisions of the MLSPA’s Constitution and Bylaws or applicable law. Further, the MLSPA shall indemnify MLS against, and hold them harmless from, any claim paid or incurred on account of any finding that a deduction or payment of any amount under Section 4.2, above, was wrongful or invalid, so long as such deduction was made in accordance with the written check-off authorizations filed with MLS, and in the amounts the MLSPA advised in writing. 14  ARTICLE 5 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS Except as limited elsewhere by an express written provision of this CBA, MLS, in the exercise of its functions of management, shall in addition to its other inherent and legal rights to manage its business, including the direction and control of the Teams, have the exclusive right at any time and from time to time to take any action it deems appropriate in the management of its business, including but not limited to the exclusive right to determine when, where, how and under what circumstances it wishes to operate, suspend, discontinue, sell or move and to determine the manner and the rules by which the Teams shall play soccer. All of the rights which were inherent in MLS, as owner and operator of the business of Major League Soccer, or incident to the management thereof, which existed prior to the selection of the MLSPA as exclusive bargaining representative by the Players and which are not expressly curtailed or contracted away by a specific provision of this CBA, including SPAs entered into subject to this CBA, are retained solely by MLS. MLS may take any action not in violation of any express provision of this CBA, any SPA, or law in the exercise of its management rights. The parties recognize that FIFA, the USSF, and the CSA may have rights affecting the conduct of MLS’s business, and that MLS may implement mandatory dictates of FIFA and/or requirements of the USSF and/or the CSA without bargaining over the decision to implement such mandatory dictates. If such a mandatory dictate would result in: (i) a change in a Player benefit under an existing rule or regulation; or (ii) the adoption of a rule or regulation which would change a Player benefit under an existing rule or regulation or impose an obligation upon the Players which had not previously existed, MLS and the MLSPA shall bargain in good faith over the effects of the implementation of such a mandatory dictate. Except as such subjects are addressed elsewhere by this CBA, and without determining whether such subjects are mandatory or permissive subjects of bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act, during the term of this CBA, the MLSPA expressly waives its statutory right to bargain over the subjects set forth in this Paragraph. However, before deciding either to implement a new rule or policy or to change an existing rule or policy regarding the subjects covered by this Paragraph, the League shall: (i) give the MLSPA reasonable notice of the proposed change; (ii) upon request, provide the MLSPA with information reasonably necessary to engage in a meaningful dialogue concerning the proposed change; and (iii) engage in such a dialogue with the MLSPA, provided however, that without needing to reach impasse, the League may at any time implement the proposed change after giving the MLSPA at least seven (7) days’ notice of its intent to do so, notwithstanding and without any legal consequence attaching to the status of, or delay resulting from, an information request made by the MLSPA. The subjects over which the MLSPA expressly waives its right to bargain are: Roster & Budget Guidelines provisions (except as otherwise provided in this CBA), including but not limited to establishment, termination, and definitions of and amendments to player classifications and categories; possible sources of MLS players and rules, regulations and procedures governing their assignment to Teams; roster size; roster composition, including but not limited to the number of Players within any classification or category, whether domestic or international, on a Team’s roster; competition calendar dates (including but not limited 15 to the waiver dates, draft dates and discovery dates); Player and Team Salary Budgets (including but not limited to the setting, administration and effect of minimum and maximum Team budgets and budgets attributable to individual players); Player trade rules, regulations and procedures; Player registration, transfer and loan rules, Homegrown Player rules, regulations and procedures; Off-Season training, competitions and tours; rules, regulations and procedures concerning Player drafts (including but not limited to entry, waiver, supplemental and expansion and contraction drafts); Player lottery system; other provisions in the Roster & Budget Guidelines, which MLS may amend from time to time in its absolute discretion pursuant to this Paragraph and, except to the extent that a subject of the Roster & Budget Guidelines is explicitly addressed in this CBA; game format and playing rules; play-off format, including but not limited to the number of games, the number and identity of participating Teams, eligibility for Post-Season participation, Post-Season competition rules, All-Star Game format, if any, and rosters; Player statistics and League/Team awards created, maintained, revised, disseminated or deleted; expansion or contraction of MLS, including any related draft rules, regulations or procedures (except as provided in Article 14, herein); location of play or practice facilities; on-field equipment and uniforms and regulations relating thereto; stadium facilities for players (for play and practice), including but not limited to the field surfaces and other aspects of the facilities and access thereto. Notwithstanding the above, the following subjects shall not be subject to the provisions above regarding meaningful dialogue: expansion or contraction of MLS and location of play or practice facilities. 16  ARTICLE 6 NO-STRIKE, NO-LOCKOUT Section 6.1 No Strike: Neither the MLSPA nor any Player shall authorize, encourage, or engage in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or other individual or concerted interference with the activities of the League during the term of this CBA. Nor shall any Player decline to play or practice or fulfill his other obligations under his SPA or otherwise interfere with the activities of the League, or individually or in concert encourage any other Player to do so for any reason, including but not limited to because of picketing or a labor dispute involving any other labor organization. The MLSPA shall not support or condone any action of any Player that is not in accordance with this Section 6.1, and the MLSPA shall exert all reasonable efforts to induce compliance therewith. Section 6.2 Remedies for Breach: To the extent otherwise consistent with this CBA, in the event that a Player who is party to an SPA declines to practice or play or fulfill his other obligations under his SPA for any reason, the Player shall forfeit his salary for the period of such refusal, unless the Player has a demonstrable short-term medical or family emergency. Should such refusal to practice or play continue for more than two (2) weeks following written notice to the Player and the MLSPA from the League of such breach, the League may, at its option, toll the Player’s SPA for the entire League Season, such that the Player shall owe an additional year of service under his SPA. During any period of non-performance and/or suspension by the League or tolling of the Player’s SPA, the Player shall be prohibited from playing professional soccer for any non-MLS team. MLS shall also retain the right to terminate the SPA of a Player who violates the provisions of this Article 6. Section 6.3 No Lockout: The League shall not engage in a lockout during the term of this CBA. 17  ARTICLE 7 NO DISCRIMINATION This CBA shall be applied to all Players without discrimination on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or, except as provided in Article 4, membership or non-membership in or support of or non-support of any labor organization. 18  ARTICLE 8 PLAYER OBLIGATIONS During the term of his employment under an SPA, a Player owes the following general duties and responsibilities to MLS: Section 8.1 General Obligations: Player shall devote whatever time is necessary to perform his duties as a Player and promoter of soccer, the Team and MLS as set forth in this CBA, including the SPA. A Player shall at all times, and to the best of his ability, perform all of the duties that may be required of and from him pursuant to the terms of this CBA. Section 8.2 Duties, Travel & Immigration: Except as otherwise limited hereunder, a Player shall perform his duties and responsibilities at such place or places and at such times as may be designated by MLS. A Player’s services may be assigned to the central MLS Player pool or to any Team in the League, in a manner consistent with the terms of this CBA. Thus, a Player may be required to relocate within the United States or Canada in order to fulfill his duties under this CBA. MLS will notify the Player as to the Team to which he shall initially be assigned. Because MLS Teams compete nationally and may compete internationally, a Player may be required to travel in order to fulfill his duties under this CBA. The Player agrees to undertake such travel as may be required by MLS, in its sole and absolute discretion, and agrees that he shall travel in accordance with MLS’s directions unless MLS requests that the Player make his own arrangements. Those Players with P-1 visas must give MLS forty-eight (48) hours advance notice of personal travel outside the United States, except in the case of emergencies that make such notice impracticable; MLS shall give each such Player written notice of this requirement upon his signing of an SPA (or upon arrival in his MLS Team’s city) and then annually, in the Player’s native language if he is not fluent in English. A Player who fails to give the required notice of such travel shall be subject to progressive discipline. A Player must maintain valid documents to be able to travel and otherwise perform his obligations (e.g., a valid United States passport or visa, travel authorization documents). MLS shall pay any immigration fees associated with the non-immigrant visa application process, including renewal fees (if the Player continues to be employed by MLS). MLS is also obligated to pay fees necessary to the non-immigrant visa application process and renewal fees for the Player’s Immediate Family. For Players assigned to Teams in Canada, MLS will use reasonable efforts to arrange, and will pay for, work permits for the spouse of any non-Canadian Player, if it is possible under Canadian laws to obtain such a work permit. MLS is not obligated to pay for, or assist in the process of obtaining, green cards or United States or Canadian citizenship or passports or passport renewals, unless the Player’s Team asks him to obtain a green card or the Canadian equivalent. If MLS or a Team asks a Player to obtain a green card or its Canadian equivalent, then MLS or the Player’s Team will pay the fees associated with obtaining the green card or its Canadian equivalent. A Player who is unable to fulfill his responsibilities as an MLS player due to his failure to maintain valid travel and work documents is subject to suspension, unless such failure is due to MLS or his Team’s failure to meet its obligation under this Section. Section 8.3 Reporting to a Team: A Player shall be available and promptly report for and fully participate in all of the training and practice sessions, meetings and games of the Team and, if invited, the Player will practice and play for the All-Star Game team or Homegrown Player All-Star Game team or select soccer teams, if any (provided that bonuses (if any) for a select soccer team 19 shall be negotiated in good faith with the MLSPA), and participate in any ancillary activities or competitions associated therewith. A Player participating in a national team game may not be required to participate in any MLS game within twenty-four (24) hours of the national team game, if the national team game is played within CONCACAF, or within forty-eight (48) hours if the game is outside CONCACAF. A Player may voluntarily waive this restriction. Section 8.4 Media Appearances: A Player shall cooperate with reasonable requests of television, radio, newspaper, magazine, and other news media representatives and agrees to cooperate with MLS and the Team, separately and together, to be available for and participate in such news media photo sessions and interviews and other media appearances as may reasonably be required. Locker rooms, however, shall be closed to the media for a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes after the game. The notice and scheduling restrictions of Section 8.12, below, shall not apply to media appearances. Section 8.5 Media Access Policy: MLS and the MLSPA shall use best efforts to negotiate reasonable updates to the MLS Media Access Policy regarding the wearing of microphones by Players and Player discipline. This Section is without prejudice to either MLS’s or the MLSPA’s respective positions as to whether requiring a Player to wear a microphone is a mandatory subject of bargaining. Section 8.6 Promotional Appearances: Upon request by his Team or MLS, a Player shall be required to make a reasonable number of promotional appearances on behalf of MLS, his Team and/or the game of soccer as set forth in this Section. (i) In each year of a Player’s contract, he may be required to make up to three (3) promotional appearances without additional compensation. Every additional promotional appearance shall be compensated at a minimum of $450 for the 2020-2026 League Years ($495 for the 2027 League Year only). (ii) A Player may not be required to make more than two (2) promotional appearances per week or twenty-four (24) promotional appearances per year. (iii) Players shall be given a reasonable amount of time between the end of training and commencement of a promotional appearance. If a promotional appearance is scheduled within two (2) hours after the end of training, a meal must be provided by the Team. Such meal shall be reasonable under the circumstances. (iv) No promotional appearance shall be more than two (2) hours in length excluding travel time. Travel time shall be determined from the location where the Player is required to report for duty prior to departing for the promotional appearance, for example, the Team’s training facility or stadium, and shall include the time to return after the promotional appearance to such location. The Player shall receive $100 for the 2020-2026 League Years ($110 for the 2027 League Year only) for each hour (or portion of an hour) of total travel time above one (1) hour. Travel time shall not exceed three (3) hours, provided however, that if a promotional appearance involves travel in excess of three (3) hours, the Team or League must obtain the MLSPA’s consent for such an appearance, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. (v) Promotional appearances may include, but shall not be limited to, youth organizational visits, award shows, projects and programs, skills shows, talks, speeches, autograph 20 signings, clinics, or hospitality or promotional events involving or relating to the Player’s Team or MLS. (vi) A Player shall not be required under this CBA to endorse or give a testimonial for any product or service. (vii) A Player shall not be required under this Section 8.6 to make a promotional appearance on behalf of a commercial sponsor. Appearances on behalf of commercial sponsors are Commercial Appearances under Section 8.7. (viii) Promotional appearances shall not be scheduled during a Player’s day off or a travel day or gameday. No Player shall be required to make more than four (4) promotional appearances in a year unless seven (7) other Players on the Player’s Team have made at least three (3) promotional appearances during that year. (ix) In the Team’s discretion, unpaid promotional appearances may be used for additional unpaid post-game autograph session appearances. Section 8.7 Commercial Appearances: A Player shall not be obligated to make appearances for the primary purpose of promoting Commercial Affiliates or a commercial enterprise other than MLS or its Team(s), but if he does so at the request of MLS or its Team(s), he shall be paid a minimum appearance fee of $1,000 for the 2020-2026 League Years ($1,100 for the 2027 League Year only) for each appearance the Player makes for a national Commercial Affiliate or commercial enterprise, and a minimum appearance fee of $500 for the 2020-2026 League Years ($550 for the 2027 League Year only) for each appearance the Player makes for a local Commercial Affiliate or commercial enterprise (which may be a local affiliate of a national sponsor). Section 8.8 Soccer Camps: (i) At the request of his Team or MLS, a Player shall work one (1) day each year at a Soccer Camp as directed, without additional compensation, provided that participants in such Soccer Camp are not being charged a fee to participate. (ii) Additional Soccer Camp work may be made available to the Player by MLS or the Team, participation and compensation for which shall be treated in the same manner as a Commercial Appearance under this Article. (iii) The Player acknowledges and agrees that, because of the possibility that sponsoring, promoting, conducting or participating in or maintaining an ownership interest in non-MLS soccer camps may interfere with his obligations under this CBA and his SPA and/or interfere with such Soccer Camps, he shall not sponsor, promote, conduct, participate in or maintain an ownership interest in any non-MLS soccer camps or Soccer Camps during the Term of this CBA. (iv) A Player may identify himself as a member of his Team in connection with a Soccer Camp or coaching conducted in accordance with this Section 8.8, provided that the Player received prior written consent from his Team, which may not be unreasonably withheld. For clarity, the Player’s Team may withhold approval in its sole discretion over any request by a Player to use an 21 image of the Player in any official Team uniform or to use any marks and/or logos of either MLS or any Team. (v) Notwithstanding the above limitations, during the Off-Season, a Player may participate in any capacity in a soccer camp which is not an MLS/Team soccer camp or Soccer Camp (as defined in this Agreement), which shall be of a definite duration and shall not be an academy or youth club with ongoing operations. During the Off-Season, such Player soccer camps may be in any location. During the Regular Season and Post-Season, such Player soccer camp participation may not be within forty-five (45) miles of a Team’s stadium. (vi) A Player may act as a coach for a youth soccer club at any time and place, provided that the Player’s Team may withhold consent to the Player’s participation where such activity would interfere with a business activity of the Team. Such consent shall not be unreasonably denied. Section 8.9 Bulk Autograph Signing: Players may be required to participate in bulk autograph signing of items mandated by their Team or MLS, provided that Players receive a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of any such bulk autograph signing, and no Player is required to sign more than twenty-five (25) items on any day. With respect to Players participating in the All-Star Game, upon a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, such Players may be required to sign up to seventy-five (75) items on any day while participating in All-Star Game events. Any items autographed under this Section will not be sold by MLS or any Team without an agreement with the signing Player(s) regarding compensation, or a licensing agreement with the MLSPA permitting the sale of such items. Section 8.10 Charitable Appearances: Upon request by his Team or MLS, a Player shall be required to make a reasonable number of charitable, public service or other community service event appearances, which shall be unpaid and shall not count as a promotional appearance. Sponsor presence at a charitable appearance is permitted provided that the focus of the event is charitable. An appearance for a Team or League foundation (e.g., Chicago Fire Foundation or MLS WORKS) is to be treated as a non-charitable promotional appearance in the event that: (i) Team or League personnel are present at the event to sell tickets or gather contact information to be used to market or promote the Team or League; or (ii) it involves raising funds for such foundation and one- hundred percent (100%) of the funds raised are not directly collected for or passed on to a 501(c)(3) charity (or its Canadian equivalent). For clarity, any appearance on behalf of MLS WORKS in connection with the Season Kick-Off, All-Star Game, and MLS Cup shall be considered charitable and unpaid. Section 8.11 Post-Game Autograph Sessions: Upon request by his Team or MLS, a Player shall be required to make a reasonable number of post-game autograph session appearances at the site of the game. In each year of a Player’s contract, he may be required to make up to two (2) such post- game autograph session appearances without additional compensation. Each additional post-game autograph session appearance shall be compensated at a minimum of $225 for the 2020-2026 League Years ($247.50 for the 2027 League Year only). Post-game autograph signings that are not organized by the Team or League (e.g., Players unilaterally signing for fans) shall not be compensated. A Player shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of a post-game autograph session appearance, and such appearance(s) shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes. For Players on the gameday roster for the game, a post-game autograph session shall start approximately thirty (30) minutes after the end of the game, except for a single fan appreciation 22 game each season, in which case, the post-game autograph session may start earlier than (including immediately following) thirty (30) minutes after the end of the game. For Players not on the gameday roster for the game, post-game autograph sessions may start earlier than thirty (30) minutes after the end of the game. Section 8.12 Notice and Payment for Appearances: (i) Prior to any appearance under this Article 8, other than media appearances, post- game autograph sessions and bulk autograph signing, Players shall receive a minimum of five (5) days’ written notice. All appearance notices under this Article shall be copied to the MLSPA by email at an address to be provided by the MLSPA. (ii) Payments for appearances made under this Article 8 shall be made to the Player within thirty (30) days of the appearance, and to ensure timely payment, the League will designate a League employee to collect Player expense reimbursement submissions from the Teams and track all Player expense reimbursement. This information shall be shared with the MLSPA on a bi- weekly basis. The League will share the designated employee’s contact information with the MLSPA and Players and such employee will be available to assist the Players. 23  ARTICLE 9 MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; INJURY GUARANTEE Section 9.1 Medical Examinations and Information: (i) Prior to the start (including, during the season, when a Player first joins his Team) and at the conclusion of each League Season, Players shall submit to complete medical examinations by the Team CMO (or their Team Physician designee), at times designated by the Team and at MLS’s expense. Such medical examinations may include, without limitation, a personal health history form recording prior medical injuries and illnesses, an immunization history, allergies, medications and medical/cardiac as well as orthopedic questions, a comprehensive physical examination, cardiac screening, concussion baseline testing, and blood tests (including vial blood tests) which shall be subject to the limitations in Section 9.1(ii). The Player shall answer completely and truthfully all questions asked of him concerning his physical and mental condition. All medical examinations shall be completed using the appropriate medical examination forms set forth as Exhibit 6 (Player Entrance Physical Examination Form) and Exhibit 7 (Player Exit Physical Examination Form), as may be amended from time to time upon mutual discussion and agreement between MLS and MLSPA. Following a Player’s medical examination, including the entrance or exit examination, the Team CMO (or their Team Physician designee) may determine that additional testing and/or consultation is necessary to obtain additional information to guide treatment and management. (ii) Blood tests (including vial blood tests) (whether Pre-Season or at other times) may be conducted for the purposes of: (1) analyzing the nutritional needs of the Player; (2) ensuring the Player’s health and safety; or (3) as part of a fitness related regime. Results of such blood tests shall be treated as a confidential medical record but an oral summary of the results relevant solely with respect to the Player’s performance may be reviewed (but not shared) with the coaching staff, technical director and other relevant Team, League, USSF, CSA, or any other national team federations for which the player has agreed (or may agree) to play, personnel, but the actual medical record may not be shared. Notwithstanding the above, the written results may be shared with (i.e., forwarded to) the medical staffs of any of the above entities; provided that, to the extent that such results are made available to non-medical personnel of the above entities, the results will be reviewed (but the actual medical records not shared) with such individuals. The results of a Player’s blood tests shall be shared with and explained to the Player by the Team medical staff. (iii) In addition to the Pre-Season and end of League Season medical and physical examinations, Players may also be required to submit, on reasonable dates and times at the expense of MLS, to such reasonable additional medical examinations including blood tests (subject to the limitations in Section 9.1(ii)) as may be requested by his Team or MLS. (iv) Each Player is required to execute the “Authorization for Release of Medical Information” (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and made part of this CBA) and any other authorizations required to release all of his medical records to MLS and/or Team physicians, relevant officials, and to the workers’ compensation insurance carrier of MLS (each, an “Authorization”). It is understood that medical information relating solely to the reasons why such Player has not been, is not or may not be rendering services as a Player may be released to the public by MLS or a Team. 24  (v) MLS and the Teams shall cooperate with all requests by a Player or former player and/or his representative(s) for copies of the Player’s or former player’s medical records, including athletic trainers’/therapists’ notes, and shall provide such records and notes within fourteen (14) days of any request by a Player or former player. When a Player is traded or re-assigned within MLS, his medical records, including athletic trainers’/therapists’ notes, shall be forwarded to his new Team. When a Player is transferred outside MLS, his medical records will be forwarded upon request of the Player. MLS shall establish and utilize, during the term of this Agreement, an electronic medical records (“EMR”) system, which shall provide a centralized database of Players’ medical records. MLS and MLSPA shall consult on a method to provide Players and former players access to the EMR system to access their medical records. Section 9.2 Fitness; Injury Guarantee: (i) If MLS’s designated physician or a Team physician determines that the Player is not Fit (unless such condition is the direct result of a Soccer-Related Injury) MLS shall have the right to suspend the Player’s pay for the period of such disability or other lack of Fitness. (ii) MLS may conduct an initial medical examination after the Player signs his SPA. For Players new to the League or new to a Team, such medical examinations must be conducted within two (2) business days of the Team’s actual knowledge of such Player’s initial arrival in his Team’s home market. For returning Team Players, medical examinations will be scheduled pursuant to Section 9.1(i). For Players new to the League, if a determination is made that the Player is not Fit as a result of this initial medical examination, MLS shall have the right to terminate the Player’s SPA, provided, however, that such determination that the Player is not Fit and such termination must occur prior to the Player participating in any game or training with a Team (with or without other Players). MLS and the MLSPA reserve their respective rights and positions regarding the application of this provision to Players new to the League and who require a visa or work authorization to be employed in the United States or Canada. (iii) Subject to other provisions of this CBA, if the League or Team’s physician determines that a Player is not Fit due to a Soccer-Related Injury, MLS shall continue to pay the Player the compensation set forth in his SPA, less any workers’ compensation benefits, if any, awarded to the Player solely for lost wages for the period the Player is under contract with MLS, and not beyond: (a) until the Expiration Date of his SPA, if the Player has a Guaranteed Contract; or (b) until the next December 31st, if the Player has a Semi-Guaranteed Contract. (iv) If a Player with a Semi-Guaranteed Contract who was not Fit due to a Soccer- Related Injury is again found to be Fit, but such finding of Fitness is made after the Contract Guarantee Date or less than ten (10) days before the Contract Guarantee Date, the Team shall have ten (10) days from its receipt of notice of the Player’s Fitness to exercise its right to terminate the Player’s SPA under Section 18.7 of this CBA, notwithstanding that receipt of such notice and/or exercise of the right to terminate may be later than the Contract Guarantee Date. This provision shall also apply to the Roster Compliance Date upon which a Player’s SPA otherwise would become automatically a Guaranteed Contract pursuant to Section 18.6(ii). 25  (v) Unless otherwise payable to the Player pursuant to MLS’s workers’ compensation insurance, if any, or otherwise, should the Player be injured (including the aggravation of a preexisting injury) in the performance of his duties under this CBA during the Term of the Player’s employment, MLS shall be responsible (via health insurance or otherwise) for payment of the Player’s reasonable hospitalization, medical and dental expenses necessarily incurred as a result of the injury. In addition, MLS shall also be responsible for such hospitalization, medical and dental expenses for a player who is not under contract with MLS and (i) is injured in training camp; (ii) for non-rookies, for injuries suffered while out-of-contract if the player was under contract on the date of his Team’s last MLS game, and: (1) the player is actively negotiating with MLS and accepts an invitation to appear at the start of an MLS Team’s Pre-Season camp and the player appears at the Team’s Pre-Season camp; or (2) the player is subsequently signed by MLS on or before the next Roster Compliance Date; and (iii) who is on trial with a Team, except for those players for whom a club or agent has provided written acceptance of responsibility for medical costs, in which case the player agrees that his only course of action or redress is against such club or agent. For purposes of clarification, a player who was on the most recent SuperDraft list shall not be considered to be on trial, and MLS shall be responsible for the player’s hospital, medical and dental expenses if he is injured during any Team-sanctioned training or game. All treatment received by Players under this subsection shall be at the direction and prior approval of MLS, the Team, and/or the insurance company of MLS, provided that any surgical or other invasive procedure shall be with the prior written approval of MLS, the Team and/or the MLS’s insurance company. Section 9.3 Disputes Concerning Player’s Medical Condition or Course of Treatment: (i) The following procedures shall be used to determine a Player’s Fitness (including whether the Player is, in fact, Fit, and whether such condition is by reason of a Soccer-Related Injury): (a) The initial determination of Fitness shall be made by a physician of the League or the Player’s Team. Such League/Team physician shall evidence their determination by completing the Initial Fitness Determination Form (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 8 and made a part of this CBA). The completed Initial Fitness Determination Form shall be provided to the Player and Team no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the completion of the examination. (b) If the Player wishes to contest the initial determination of Fitness of the League/Team physician, he must obtain a second opinion from a physician of his own choosing within seven (7) days of receiving the determination of the League/Team physician or later upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances. This second opinion shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9.4. The physician for the Player shall evidence their determination by completing the Second Opinion Fitness Determination Form (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 9 and made a part of this CBA), which shall be provided to the Player and the League/Team physician no later than forty-eight (48) hours after completion of the examination. (c) Should the physician for the Player disagree with the determination of the physician for the League or the Player’s Team, the two (2) physicians shall consult as expeditiously as possible but no later than seventy-two (72) hours (or later upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances) after the Player receives the determination by the Player’s physician. The physicians shall evidence the result of their consultation, i.e., whether they agree or disagree as to the relevant medical issue(s) by completing the Joint Physicians’ Consultation Form (copy attached 26 hereto as Exhibit 10 and made a part of this CBA), which shall be provided to the Player and the League/Team physician no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the consultation. (d) In the event the physician for the Player and the physician for the League/Team do not reach agreement as to the relevant medical issue(s), the relevant medical issue(s) shall be conclusively resolved by an independent physician selected by the two (2) physicians within the seventy-two (72) hour period in subsection (c) above (the “Independent Physician”). In the event the physician for the Player and the physician for the League/Team cannot agree on the physician to be designated as the Independent Physician, an appropriate qualified specialist shall be designated by the President of the state or provincial medical society in the state or province in which the Team is located. (e) The Player shall be examined by the Independent Physician within seven (7) days of his selection, or later upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances. The Independent Physician shall make a determination of the relevant medical issue(s) and evidence such determination by completing the Independent Physician Determination Form (copy attached hereto as Exhibit 11 and made a part of this CBA), which shall be provided to the Player and the League/Team physician no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the completion of the examination. (f) The parties recognize the need for expedition of this process and will cooperate to that end. The Independent Physician is authorized only to make medical determinations, and such determinations shall be final and binding. (ii) If the Player fails to appear for a medical examination scheduled by his Team or the League and of which he had clear notice, he may not assert that, prior to such scheduled exam, he was not Fit due to a Soccer-Related Injury. In the event, however, that the Player has a demonstrable short-term medical or family emergency that prevents him from attending this examination, the Player must give MLS or his Team (depending on who scheduled the examination) prompt notice of such emergency, in which event the Player’s examination will be delayed, provided that in no event may the Player’s examination be delayed by more than one (1) week. (iii) If the Player has acknowledged participating in, or is held to have participated in, hazardous activities and/or athletic sports in violation of Article 16 during a time period relevant to his injury, it shall be the Player’s burden to prove that such prohibited activity did not cause or contribute to the disabling injury. Section 9.4 Second Opinion: If the League’s designated physician or the Player’s Team physician or medical staff recommends treatment, or does not recommend treatment, for the Player for a Soccer-Related Injury, the Player shall be entitled to request and receive a second opinion by a physician of his choosing as to the advisability of such treatment, or lack of treatment; provided that: (i) the opinion must be with a licensed medical physician in the United States or Canada; and (ii) if the second opinion licensed medical physician is outside the geographical area in which the Player’s Team is located, MLS and/or the Player’s Team is not required to reimburse for travel (air, mileage, hotel and meals). The results of any second medical opinion shall be promptly provided to the physician designated by the League or the Player’s Team or medical staff. Should the physician designated by the League or the Player’s Team or medical staff and the second opinion physician disagree as to the appropriate course of treatment, the dispute shall be resolved by an Independent Physician pursuant to Sections 9.3(i)(d), (e) and (f). The Player shall be in breach of his SPA if he 27 fails promptly to submit to treatment recommended hereunder by physician designated by the League or the Player’s Team physician or medical staff or, if applicable, the Independent Physician. Section 9.5 Duty to Notify of Physical Condition: The Player agrees immediately to notify the Team’s coach, athletic trainer/therapist or physician of any illness or injury contracted or suffered by him which may impair or otherwise affect, either immediately or over time, his Fitness. Section 9.6 Choice of Surgeon: In the event that a Player requires surgery, the Player may elect to have surgery performed by a surgeon approved by his Team or from a list of surgeons agreed upon by MLS and the MLSPA. Section 9.7 Allegiance of Team Health Care Professionals: The primary professional duty of all individual health care professionals (including, but not limited to, League/Team physicians, athletic trainers/therapists, physical therapists, cardiologists, neuropsychologists, chiropractors, and dentists) providing health care to a Player, shall be to the Player-patient regardless of the fact that the health care professional or their hospital, clinic, or medical group is retained by the Player’s Team to diagnose and treat Players. In addition, all individual health care professionals, such as League/Team physicians, who are examining and evaluating a Player shall be obligated to perform complete and objective examinations and evaluations and shall do so on behalf of the Team and League, subject to all professional and legal obligations vis-à-vis the Player-patient. Section 9.8 Standard of Care: Each Team shall provide its Players with high quality health care that is reasonably appropriate to their needs as elite professional soccer players, including access to health care professionals, in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Article. MLS and the MLSPA shall meet and confer in good faith to develop and incorporate minimum Team medical staff standards consistent with the standards embodied in the 2022 MLS Medical Policies & Procedures Manual. Section 9.9 Best Practices: The League and the MLSPA shall meet and confer in good faith to develop and agree upon a side letter/provision to include in the CBA regarding the required number of medical/training personnel each Team shall retain (e.g., Team physician, athletic trainers/therapists, and appropriate minimum certification requirements for such personnel). Section 9.10 Concussion Protocol: Professional soccer, like all professional team sports, involves inherent risk of injury. Therefore, the assessment and management of suspected and actual concussions received by Players shall be performed pursuant to the Concussion Protocol designed by MLS and which MLS and the MLSPA have agreed to attach as Exhibit 12 (the “Head Injury/Concussion Evaluation and Management Protocol”). The Head Injury/Concussion Evaluation and Management Protocol is administered and applied by MLS. Section 9.11 Physiological Monitoring/Testing: (i) MLS and/or Team medical staff may conduct physiological testing throughout the Pre-Season and League Season and at other times in connection with training. Physiological monitoring or testing may yield certain Performance Data and Biometric Data. “Performance Data” is data relating to the Player’s movement, including distance, velocity, acceleration, deceleration, change of direction and any derivative information. “Biometric Data” is data relating to the 28 Player’s biological data, including but not limited to, heart rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature, blood oxygen, hydration, lactate, glucose or any derivative information. (ii) The League and Team may share the results of such physiological testing with the Team’s medical staff, coaching staff, technical director and other relevant Team, League, USSF, CSA personnel, and personnel of any other national team federations for which the Player has agreed (or may agree) to play. Starting with the 2022 MLS Season, the League shall provide an annual training seminar prior to the start of the Regular Season to educate all coaches and trainers on how to read and analyze the results of such physiological testing. Upon request, the League and Team shall share the results of such physiological testing with the Player. (iii) Biometric Data shall not be publicly disseminated unless consented to in advance by the MLSPA. Performance Data may be publicly disseminated provided that before doing so, the League conducts a dialogue with the MLSPA in a manner consistent with Article 5 for subjects on which the MLSPA waived its right to bargain. (iv) The League or Team may require Players to wear any physiological monitoring device during or in connection with training. Players shall not be required to wear any physiological monitoring device in a game unless the device in question does not, in the reasonable judgment of the Commissioner after having consulted with the MLSPA, impede an athlete’s performance. (v) Promptly after the Execution Date of this Agreement, the League and the MLSPA shall form a joint advisory committee (the “Joint Advisory Committee”), which shall consist of three (3) representatives appointed by the League and three (3) representatives appointed by the MLSPA. The Joint Advisory Committee shall be responsible for meeting and discussing the manner in which data from physiological monitoring and testing pursuant to this Section is collected, maintained or destroyed, made accessible to players, secured and disseminated. Based on the Joint Advisory Committee’s discussions and findings, the Joint Advisory Committee may make recommendations to the League for review and implementation based on a determination of a majority of the Joint Advisory Committee’s members. The League shall then decide, in its sole discretion, whether to implement the Joint Advisory Committee’s recommendations. 29  ARTICLE 10 COMPENSATION, EXPENSES AND LEAGUE PLAYER EXPENDITURES Section 10.1 Player Base Salary Reductions for 2020 League Year Only: Notwithstanding the terms set forth in this Agreement and in Players’ individual SPAs (including the Schedules to the SPAs), for the 2020 League Year only, Player Base Salaries (which shall be defined as a Player’s annual base salary as set forth in the Player’s SPA, excluding bonuses and other incentive compensation) shall be reduced by an amount equal to seven-and-one-half percent (7.5%) beginning with the May 31, 2020 paycheck through the December 31, 2020 paycheck, provided, however, that if MLS is unable to begin implementing pay reductions for the May 31, 2020 paycheck, MLS will spread out the reductions contemplated herein over the remaining pay periods in 2020 through and including the December 31, 2020 paycheck. Players will have the option individually to delay the beginning of their pay reduction until after the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament occurs (without decreasing the total 2020 amount reduced). Section 10.2 Maximum Total Bonuses for 2020 League Year Only: Notwithstanding the terms set forth in this Agreement and in Players’ individual SPAs (including the Schedules to the SPAs), for the 2020 League Year only, MLS shall not pay more than $5,000,000 of 2020 Total Bonuses in a manner agreed upon by MLS and the MLSPA. 2020 Total Bonuses shall include the following: (i) Orlando Tournament Bonus Pool (up to $1,000,000); (ii) Players’ individual bonuses set forth in their individual SPAs (including the Schedules to the SPAs); (iii) Senior Minimum Player Bonuses; (iv) Reserve Roster Player Bonuses; (v) Regular Season Game Winner Bonuses; (vi) MLS Regular Season Bonuses; (vii) Playoff Qualification Bonuses; (viii) MLS Playoffs Bonuses; (ix) CCL Bonuses; (x) Exhibition Games; (xi) Homegrown All-Star Game Bonuses; (xii) Any other prize money; (xiii) Any other bonus provisions set forth in the CBA or individual SPAs; and (xiv) Appearance fees (Promotional Appearances, Commercial Appearances, Bulk Autograph Signings, as set forth in Sections 8.6, 8.7 and 8.9, respectively). 30 Section 10.3 Salary: The minimum annual base salary (excluding bonuses and other incentive compensation) for each year of a Player’s contract other than a Player who may be paid the Reserve Minimum Salary (pro-rated for the period of the Player’s employment with MLS during such year) (the “Senior Minimum Salary”) shall be as follows: 2020: $81,375 2021: $81,375 2022: $84,000 2023: $85,444 2024: $89,716 2025: $104,000 2026: $113,400 2027: $125,875 Section 10.4 Reserve Minimum Salary: The minimum annual base salary (excluding bonuses and other incentive compensation) for each year of a Reserve Player’s contract (pro-rated for the period of the Player’s employment with MLS during such year) (the “Reserve Minimum Salary”) shall be as follows, provided the Reserve Player meets the requirements to be paid the Reserve Minimum Salary: 2020: $63,547 2021: $63,547 2022: $65,500 2023: $67,360 2024: $71,401 2025: $80,622 2026: $88,025 2027: $97,700 In the event a Reserve Player’s SPA is extended beyond December 31st of the second year of his employment, he shall be paid at least the Senior Minimum Salary. In the event MLS/Team does not extend the employment of a Reserve Player beyond the second year, MLS/Team and the Player may agree to sign a new SPA, pursuant to which, the Player is a Reserve Player provided he continues to meet the age requirement set forth in Section 2(ppp). Section 10.5 Senior Minimum Player Bonuses: In addition to any individually-negotiated bonuses in a Player’s SPA, any Player on an MLS roster earning a base salary from the Senior Minimum Salary up to $35,000 above the Senior Minimum Salary will receive the highest achievable of the following bonuses for being included on the gameday roster, playing, or starting in an MLS game (Regular Season and MLS playoffs): 2020-2026: Game Day Roster Bonus: $500 Play Bonus: $750 Start Bonus: $1,000 31  2027: Game Day Roster Bonus: $550 Play Bonus: $825 Start Bonus: $1,100 These Senior Minimum Player Bonuses will only be achievable until a Player’s base salary plus these bonuses are equal to $35,000 above the Senior Minimum Salary for that year in 2020-2026, or $38,500 above the Senior Minimum Salary for that year in 2027. The aggregate amount of all Senior Minimum Player Bonuses paid by a Team in a season will be counted as a charge against such Team’s Salary Budget for the following season (irrespective of whether the Player who earned such bonuses remains on the Team’s roster the following season), but will not be reflected in the Salary Budget Charge for any individual Player who received any of the Senior Minimum Player Bonuses Section 10.6 Reserve Minimum Player Bonuses: In addition to any individually-negotiated bonuses in a Player’s SPA, a Reserve Player earning a base salary below the Senior Minimum Salary will receive the highest achievable of the following bonuses for being included on the gameday roster, playing or starting in an MLS game (Regular Season and MLS playoffs), up to but not exceeding the Senior Minimum Salary: 2020-2026: Game Day Roster Bonus: $250 Play Bonus: $750 Start Bonus: $1,500 2027: Game Day Roster Bonus: $275 Play Bonus: $825 Start Bonus: $1,650 Once the Reserve Player’s gameday roster, play, and/or start bonuses, as set forth above, have brought a Reserve Player’s salary up to the Senior Minimum Salary for that year, the Player will be eligible for the Senior Minimum Player Bonuses as set forth in Section 10.5 above, in addition to any individually-negotiated bonuses in his SPA. Section 10.7 MLS Bonus Pools: The following Team bonuses will be paid into the Team Bonus Pool for the applicable Team: (i) MLS Playoffs: (a) 2020-2026: 1. MLS Cup Runner-Up: $100,000 2. MLS Cup Champion: $300,000 (b) 2027: 1. MLS Cup Runner-Up: $110,000 2. MLS Cup Champion: $330,000 (c) 2022-2026: 32  1. Win Round 1: $30,000 2. Win Round 2: $60,000 3. Win Round 3: $50,000 (d) 2027: 1. Win Round 1: $33,000 2. Win Round 2: $66,000 3. Win Round 3: $55,000 (ii) MLS Regular Season: (a) Supporters’ Shield Winner: 1. 2020-2021: $150,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, the Conference Champion bonus or Qualify for Playoffs bonus) 2. 2022-2026: $220,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, the Conference Champion bonus or Qualify for Playoffs bonus) 3. 2027: $242,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, the Conference Champion bonus or Qualify for Playoffs bonus) (b) Regular Season Conference Champion: 1. 2020-2021: $40,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, Qualify for Playoffs bonus) 2. 2022-2026: $110,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, Qualify for Playoffs bonus) 3. 2027: $121,000 (in lieu of, not addition to, Qualify for Playoffs bonus) (c) Qualify for Playoffs: (non-Conference Champion and non-Supporters Shield Winner) 1. 2020-2021: Second Place through Seventh Place in Conference: $30,000 2. 2022-2026: Second Place in Conference: $70,000 Third Place in Conference: $60,000 Fourth Place in Conference: $50,000 Fifth Place in Conference: $40,000 Sixth Place in Conference: $30,000 Seventh Place in Conference: $20,000 3. 2027: 33  Second Place in Conference: $77,000 Third Place in Conference: $66,000 Fourth Place in Conference: $55,000 Fifth Place in Conference: $44,000 Sixth Place in Conference: $33,000 Seventh Place in Conference: $22,000 (d) Regular Season Game Winner: 1. 2020: $14,000 2. 2021: $14,000 3. 2022: $14,000 4. 2023: $18,000 5. 2024: $18,000 6. 2025: $20,000 7. 2026: $20,000 8. 2027: $22,000 The Regular Season Game Winner bonuses will be distributed in accordance with the following, provided that each Team will retain the discretion to reallocate up to ten percent (10%) of the total bonus to other Players: Start: 1 Share (11 Total) Play:.75 Share (0 – 3.75 Shares Total, depending upon the number of substitutions) Gameday Roster:.50 Share (1 – 3.5 Shares Total, depending upon the number of substitutions) For example, in a situation where a Team has twenty (20) Players on its gameday roster, and eleven (11) Players start, five (5) Players are substituted off the bench, and the remaining four (4) Players are unused substitutes, the total number of shares for that particular game would be 16.75, broken down as follows: (i) each of the eleven (11) starting Players would receive one full share; (ii) each of the five (5) substituted Players would receive.75 of a full share (3.75 shares total); and (iii) each of the four (4) unused substitute Players would receive.5 of a full share (two (2) shares total). As another example, in a situation where a Team has nineteen (19) Players on its gameday roster, and eleven (11) Players start, three (3) Players are substituted off the bench, and the remaining five (5) Players are unused substitutes, the total number of shares for that particular game would be 16.25, broken down as follows: (i) each of the eleven (11) starting Players would 34  receive one (1) full share; (ii) each of the three (3) substituted Players would receive.75 of a full share (2.25 shares total); and (iii) each of the five (5) unused substitute Players would receive.5 of a full share (2.5 shares total). The Regular Season Game Winner bonuses will be distributed, at the MLSPA’s direction, to a particular Team on a monthly basis. Otherwise, the Team Bonus Pool will be distributed, at the MLSPA’s direction, at the end of the League Year. Notwithstanding the above, in the event of format changes, MLS and the MLSPA shall meet and confer concerning amendments to the above bonus schedule. In no event shall the total dollar amount of the bonus pools decrease as a result of format changes. Section 10.8 Tournament Bonus Pools: The following Team bonuses will be paid into the Team Bonus Pool for the applicable Team: (i) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (“USOC”): USSF will pay these bonuses or such other sums, if any, that USSF may make available. If USSF does not pay such bonuses, MLS will have no obligation to do so. (a) USOC Champion: $300,000 ($330,000 in 2027) (b) USOC Runner-Up: $100,000 ($110,000 in 2027) (ii) Canadian Championship: CSA may pay such bonus and if it does, MLS will be relieved of its payment obligation. (a) Canadian Championship Champion: $75,000 ($82,500 in 2027) (iii)CONCACAF Champions League (“CCL”): MLS will pay the following bonuses which are not aggregate: 2020-2026: (a) Qualify for CCL: $50,000 (payable to the Team in the year in which such Team qualifies) (b) Team Plays in Round of 16: $75,000 (c) Team Plays Quarter Final: $60,000 (d) Team Plays Semi-Final: $60,000 (e) Team Plays Final: $60,000 (f) Team Wins Final: $75,000 2027: (a) Qualify for CCL: $55,000 (payable to the Team in the year in which such Team qualifies) (b) Team Plays in Round of 16: $82,500 (c) Team Plays Quarter Final: $66,000 (d) Team Plays Semi-Final: $66,000 (e) Team Plays Final: $66,000 35  (f) Team Wins Final: $82,500 Notwithstanding the above, in the event the CCL format changes, MLS and the MLSPA shall meet and confer concerning amendments to the above bonus schedule. (iii)US-Mexico Champions Cup (Campeones Cup) (if played): MLS will pay the following bonuses which are not aggregate, unless prize money is awarded, in which case Section 10.8(v) shall apply if it would result in a greater bonus: (a) Campeones Cup: 1. Team plays in Campeones Cup: Greater of $240,000 ($264,000 in 2027) or the amount received by the players on the Mexican team. 2. Team wins Campeones Cup: Greater of $100,000 ($110,000 in 2027) or the amount received by the players on the Mexican team. (iv) Other US-Mexico Tournament: If MLS creates a US-Mexico Non-Compulsory Tournament distinct from the US-Mexico Champions Cup, MLS will determine the bonus structure for such tournament after engaging in good faith negotiations with the MLSPA. The current form of such tournament is Leagues Cup, the bonuses for which shall be as follows: (a) Leagues Cup: 1. Team plays in Leagues Cup: Play bonus for each game equal to the greater of $100,000 ($110,000 in 2027) ($125,000 for the final game) ($137,500 in 2027)) or the amount received by the players on the Mexican team. 2. Team wins any Leagues Cup game: Greater of $50,000 ($55,000 in 2027) or the amount received by the players on the Mexican team. (v) Compulsory Tournament/Non-Compulsory Tournament: If an MLS Team or MLS receives prize money by virtue of the Team’s performance and/or participation in a Compulsory Tournament or Non-Compulsory Tournament (other than the tournaments set forth above i.e., USOC, Canadian Championship, CCL, Campeones Cup, Leagues Cup), Players competing in that tournament will receive the following: (a) If the Team or MLS receives prize money, fifty percent (50%) of such prize money up to a maximum payment to the Players (collectively) of $1,000,000 per tournament. Section 10.9 Exhibition Games Bonus Pools: Exhibition Games shall be eligible for the Exhibition Game Bonus Pools pursuant to the parameters forth in this Section 10.9. For home and away Exhibition Games from the first day of the MLS Regular Season through December 31st, MLS will pay the following bonuses into the Team Bonus Pool for the applicable Team: (i) Tier 1 Exhibition Games: For Tier 1 Exhibition Games, MLS shall pay into the applicable Team’s Bonus Pool: 36  2020-2026: $75,000 2027: $82,500 A Tier 1 Exhibition Game is a game in which an MLS Team plays against a team that, as of the date of the Exhibition Game, is: (i) in the top division of one of the following countries; and (ii) competing in the Champions League or Europa League, or if such competitions have been completed, has qualified for either competition for the following year: (a) England (b) France (c) Germany (d) Italy (e) Spain A Tier 1 Exhibition Game shall also include any games against: (a) AC Milan (b) Arsenal (c) Bayern Munich (d) Chelsea (e) Chivas (f) Club America (g) FC Barcelona (h) Liverpool (i) Manchester City (j) Manchester United (k) Real Madrid For any Tier 1 Exhibition Game that is a gated match that occurs between a Team’s elimination from the Post-Season and the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date of the following season regardless of opponent, Team shall pay for charter or business class travel if the flying time (one- way) to participate in the game is seven (7) hours or greater. (ii) Tier 2 Exhibition Games: For Tier 2 Exhibition Games, MLS shall pay into the applicable Team’s Bonus Pool the amounts set forth below. A Tier 2 Exhibition Game shall mean a game played against any team that is not a Tier 1 Exhibition Game: 2020-2026: (a) 1st Tier 2 Exhibition Game: No additional compensation (b) 2nd or greater Tier 2 Exhibition Game: $37,500 2027: (a) 1st Tier 2 Exhibition Game: No additional compensation (b) 2nd or greater Tier 2 Exhibition Game: $41,250 (iii) If the Team or MLS receives prize money, fifty percent (50%) of such prize money up to a maximum payment to the Players (collectively) of $1,000,000 per Exhibition Game, unless the amount set forth above is greater. 37 Section 10.10 Team Salary Budget: (i) For each year covered by this Agreement, the per-Team budget framework consists of the following primary elements: (a) Mandatory Spend (which shall consist of the per-Team Salary Budget and per-Team GAM as set forth below); and (b) Discretionary Spend (which shall consist of Discretionary TAM as set forth below). (ii) For each year covered by this Agreement, and subject to Section 10.11 (Incremental Media Revenues), MLS agrees that the per-Team Salary Budget shall be: 2020: $4,900,000 2021: $4,900,000 2022: $4,900,000 2023: $5,210,000 2024: $5,470,000 2025: $5,950,000 2026: $6,425,000 2027: $7,068,000 (iii) For each year covered by this Agreement, and subject to Section 10.11 (Incremental Media Revenues), MLS agrees that the per-Team GAM amount shall be: 2020: $1,525,000 2021: $1,525,000 2022: $1,625,000 2023: $1,900,000 2024: $2,585,000 2025: $2,930,000 2026: $3,280,000 2027: $3,921,000 (iv) For each year covered by this Agreement, MLS agrees that the per-Team Discretionary TAM amount shall be: 2020: $2,800,000 2021: $2,800,000 2022: $2,800,000 2023: $2,720,000 2024: $2,400,000 2025: $2,225,000 2026: $2,125,000 2027: $2,025,000 (v) Each Team is permitted to spend up to an additional $50,000 on an annual basis for Player-related benefits to assist: (i) Senior Minimum Salary Players