MLS says NASL counting Canadian players as domestics is ‘a violation of US law’
VANCOUVER — A decision by the second-tier North American Soccer League to count Canadian players as domestics south of the border violates labour laws, according to Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber.
Garber made the comments Monday during a wide-ranging media availability while visiting Vancouver to help the Whitecaps launch their 2017 season.
“It’s a violation of U.S. law,” said Garber. “We’ve looked at this issue since we launched teams up here in Canada.”
Like the United Soccer League, the NASL started counting Canadian players as domestics last week, with MLS now the only pro league in North America that does not.