{"id":6135,"date":"2012-07-23T14:05:44","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-10T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:02:17","slug":"major-league-soccer-will-not-renew-partnership-with-boy-scouts-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2012\/07\/major-league-soccer-will-not-renew-partnership-with-boy-scouts-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Soccer will not renew partnership with Boy Scouts of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLS has supported anti-discriminatory causes like &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/youcanplayproject.org\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>You Can Play<\/strong>&#8216; &#8211; an organization dedicated to ending homophobia in sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the BSA&#8217;s decision to continue discrimination, MLS announced it no longer wishes to have an association with the group.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership began in January and was meant to provide opportunities for Scouts to interact with MLS stars, attend games on reduced-price tickets and be recognized during games for notable achievements such as earning the Eagle Scout designation.<\/p>\n<p>via Outsports<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/node\/16981\" data-num-posts=\"2\" data-width=\"470\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLS has supported anti-discriminatory causes like &#8216;You Can Play&#8216; &#8211; an organization dedicated to ending homophobia in sports. 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