Another team has pulled out of the MLS is Back tournament at Disney World, as Nashville SC withdraws its participation due to positive COVID-19 cases among its players. (more…)
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FC Dallas withdraws from MLS tournament
We will have one fewer team at the MLS is Back tournament set to open tomorrow at Disney World’s Wide World of Sports complex, as an abundance of positive COVID-19 tests forced FC Dallas to withdraw from the tourney. (more…)
Durant buys into Philadelphia Union ownership
NBA star Kevin Durant is now part of the Philadelphia Union ownership group as an investor and community partner after buying a 5 percent ownership stake in the club, with the option to purchase an additional 5 percent in the near future. (more…)
Tonight’s SportsCenter special to cover return of sports
This should be worth watching: Tonight’s ESPN SportsCenter two-hour special will cover the return of sports in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, with MLS’s Don Garber set to join other sports-league leaders in the discussion. (more…)
MLS announces 2020 season resumption with July 8 Disney tourney
Major League Soccer announced a 2020 season resumption with a July 8 MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World, with all 26 teams participating. (more…)
MLSPA approves new MLS CBA, clearing way for 2020 tourney
The MLS Players Association approved a modified collective bargaining agreement (CBA) running through January 2026, clearing the way for a summer tourney in Disney World. (more…)
Negotiations on 2020 MLS season down to the wire
The fate of the 2020 MLS season hangs in the balance, as league ownership and the MLS Players Association work out an agreement for the beginning of play at a summer tournament and an extension to the existing collective bargaining agreement to 2025. (more…)
2020 MLS season resumption pitched for Disney World
MLS could join the NBA in setting up shop this summer at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports and area soccer pitches, as teams could resume the 2020 MLS season in the House of Mouse this summer. (more…)
Only four MLS teams open training camps
MLS cleared the opening of training facilities beginning yesterday, but only four teams actually did so–and illustrated the difficulties in launching play in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
First Financial Bank buys club naming rights at new FC Cincinnati stadium
First Financial Bank is the first naming-rights partner for FCC Cincinnati’s new West End Stadium, with First Financial Bank Club set for the facility’s east premium club space. (more…)