Seattle Sounders protest Club World Cup bonus structure with MLSPA support

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Seattle Sounders protest Club World Cup bonus structure with MLSPA support

  • Sounders wore shirts reading ‘Club World Ca$h Grab’

  • Players’ union supported players with statement

The Seattle Sounders wore shirts in the warm-up for the team’s game against Minnesota United on Sunday reading “Club World Ca$h Grab,” in protest over the manner in which bonuses from participating in the Club World Cup are being distributed.

Afterwards, the MLS Players Association released a statement expressing solidarity with the Sounders players who, according to the statement “demanded a fair share of Fifa Club World Cup prize money.”

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