Thursday, December 15, 2016

Report: MLS has improved racial, gender hiring practices (The Associated Press)

In this photograph taken Monday, July 27, 2015, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, right, looks over his notes before speaking during a news conference for the league's All-Star game in Denver. The MLS all-star squad defeated the Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday night in Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the 20th annual mid-season classic for the league. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Major League Soccer made improvements in both its racial and gender hiring practices, according to an annual report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. MLS received an overall grade of B+ with a combined grade of 84.7, up by a significant 1.5 percentage points from the league's 2015 overall grade. Richard Lapchick, the author of the report, said MLS's improvements are encouraging.


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