This is probably not the news the Philadelphia Union wanted to hear as they count down the days to their debut as the new expansion teaem in Major League Soccer. The Union will play their games in a stadium under constructio in Chester.

Yesterday the team was busy putting together plans for a Draft Day party Jan. 14.

But late in the afternoon a dark cloud moved over MLS. The union that represents more than 50,000 players, including members of the MLS Players Union, says they may be locked out by team owners.

Un-oh. Who knew soccer could be subject to the same kind of labor problems as so many other major league sports?

MLS officials immediately looked to dispute much of the information put out by L.A,. Galaxy star Landon Donovan, calling them "counterproductive and premature."

The Union is set to kick off the 2010 MLS season in Seattle. Soccer fanatics in the region have been waiting for years for their sport to come to the region.

They might have to wait a little longer.

But look on the bright side. This might give them a chance to finish their stadium on the Chester waterfront so they could play all of their games there. Right now they are planning to start the season by playing home games at Lincoln Financial Field.

Stay tuned.