The issue focused on whether or not the MLS could give managers an extra salary for good behavior, a far cry from the current system in which clubs are at most given a salary bump for last season, even if they finished among the league leaders.


The American-based organization held out the possibility of giving it more flexibility in the future, however. Instead, it said it will just hold back on making a final decision until it can determine how well the league is doing under pressure.


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