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This article mentions a proposal that wasn’t approved called the icon rule. A club gets a million dollars free on the cap to retain old players who have been with the club for a while, like Vela or Lodeiro. Or like Javi Morales at the end of his career. https://theathletic.com/5415655/2024/04/15/mls-coaches-rule-changes-golden-boot/
I understand the “why” of the icon rule…it’s just good for a league of players can stay with the same club, can be identified with that club. But the way they went about it I don’t like at all. Too easy to abuse I think, and also adds complexity when MLS should and has been moving toward simplification.