The following are the results of the April Soccer America Online poll in which 824 fans responded to questions about the MLSPA lawsuit. 1. Who do you side with in the MLS Players’ Association’s lawsuit against MLS?
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| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| MLS | 351 (43%) |
| MLSPA | 201 (24%) |
| Neither | 183 (22%) |
| No opinion | 86 (10%). |
2. Do you believe MLS can survive a long, costly and very public legal fight between players and management? | |
| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| Yes | 181 (22%) |
| No | 610 (75%) |
| No opinion | 26 (3%) |
3. Should Major League Soccer scrap the single entity concept? | |
| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| Yes | 225 (27%) |
| No | 399 (49%) |
| Not knowledgeable enough to make judgment | 179 (22%) |
| No opinion | 16 (2%) |
4. If MLS scraps the single entity, do you feel that MLS owners are capable of competing among themselves without spending themselves to death? | |
| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| Yes | 238 (29%) |
| No | 473 (58%) |
| No opinion | 98 (12%) |
5. MLS player salaries range from $24,000-$190,000. How do you feel MLS players are paid? | |
| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| Underpaid | 387 (47%) |
| Overpaid | 16 (2%) |
| About right | 421 (51%) |
6. How would you describe MLS players? | |
| Answer | Votes (percent) |
| A rare breed in American sports: likable, open | 607 (74%) |
| No different that the others: spoiled, uncaring | 70 (9%) |
| No opinion | 146 (18%) |
Visit the SA Poll section in the INTERACTIVE area of SA Online to participate in the May poll, in which fans can select their U.S. starting lineup for the World Cup Qualifier in El Salvador June 29.
