Capital Joy at CBA – The View from DC

Joy at the signing of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between Major League Soccer and the Players Union was nationwide. In the nation’s capital, DC United President & CEO Kevin Payne offered his congratulations to all concerned and restated that his club can now get back to the business of winning the MLS trophy.

New head coach Curt Onalfo described himself as ‘thrilled’, and Bryan Namoff, speaking for the players, described it as a ‘huge relief’.

Here are their views in full:

President & CEO Kevin Payne:

“On behalf of everyone at D.C. United, I want to congratulate the MLS Management Team and the MLS Players Association for the extraordinary job they did in reaching agreement on the new collective bargaining agreement.  All of us are excited to get on with the work of building our league into what we all envision it can be.  We’re very excited about the 2010 United team we have put together and are very pleased that we can now fully focus on winning the 2010 MLS Cup championship.  This is a great day for our players, our fans, and everyone who cares about MLS.”

Head Coach Curt Onalfo:

“Our entire coaching staff is thrilled with this news. The League and the Player’s Union are to be congratulated for making such progress to ensure a prompt start to the new season. Our League is continually making strides, and this new agreement will only further the growth of Major League Soccer.”

Defender Bryan Namoff:

“After a grueling 48 hours, we’re very fortunate to sign a document that we feel moving forward will improve not only the rights of players, but the relationship we have with the League. Everyone involved should be commended for the effort put forth over the last few days. Being able to come to an agreement before the season starts is a huge relief and we can now really concentrate on kicking-off the 2010 season this week.”

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