(ats) The teams must resume competition on July 8 in Florida after almost four months of interruption due to the pandemic.
“As of Sunday, 18 players and six members of club management have received a positive result” in the PCR test they passed, out of a total of 668 players screened since the beginning of the month, the MLS said. .
“Two players” were also tested positive upon arrival in Orlando, where the league’s return tournament, “MLS is back”, will take place behind closed doors.
Stopped since March 12, the championship is subject to a strict health protocol since the resumption of collective training on June 4. This caution can be explained by the health situation in the United States, the country most affected by Covid-19 with more than 125,000 deaths and more than 2.5 million infections.
On Tuesday, the female counterpart of MLS had already been caught by the new coronavirus: the Orlando Pride team had announced their withdrawal from the Challenge Cup, a tournament organized in Utah, following positive tests in six of its players and four members of management.
Florida has seen a dramatic upsurge in the epidemic in recent days. In addition to the MLS restart tournament, this state in the southeast of the United States is also to host the end of the NBA season starting on July 30.
