As many teams are now tackling an MLS fan-free experience, there are significantly different approaches to game day presentations, as teams work with local officials to ensure safety for all involved. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2020 MLS season
MLS teams prep COVID-19 management plans; will they fly?
With MLS moving to home-stadium play on Wednesday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber says teams will be free to explore COVID-19 management plans to put fans in the stands. But will they fly with local officials? (more…)
NYCFC to play 2020 home matches at Red Bull Arena
With Yankee Stadium unavailable for use because of COVID-19 issues, the 2020 NYCFC home schedule calls for home matches–for the time being–at Red Bull Arena, home of New York Red Bulls. (more…)
MLS releases 2020 home-field schedule
MLS officially announced a return to play with a 2020 home-field schedule, which begins Aug. 12 with a match between Nashville SC and FC Dallas, with all 26 teams hosting play and mostly with no fans in the stands–at least initially. (more…)
MLS maps out return to home-field play
After what has been generally considered to be a successful MLS is Back tournament, league officials are mapping out a 2020 season return to play at home stadiums–perhaps as soon as next week. (more…)
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…)
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…)