Major League Soccer announced Saturday that it would postpone the first MLS game in the Comeback Tournament scheduled for Thursday after several FC Dallas members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Florida.
MLS released a statement announcing that the game between FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps FC would be postponed to a later undisclosed date after 9 players and a coach in Dallas tested positive for coronavirus.
FC DALLAS SEES POSITIVE IN 9-PLAYER TEST FOR COVID-19 BEFORE MLS TOURNAMENT: REPORT
The league also said Vancouver was delayed in arriving at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World in Orlando earlier this week after two-player test results were inconclusive for COVID-19 during the pre-game evaluation. teams trip.
The results were ultimately negative and the team will arrive on Monday.
The decision to cancel the tournament’s first game comes just after the news that several FC Dallas members tested positive upon arrival at the tournament.
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The club initially confirmed Wednesday that six players were infected, but earlier that day reports emerged that three more players and a coach had also tested positive.
“In consultation with MLS medical officials, FC Dallas took proactive steps to isolate newly affected players, as well as all FC Dallas players and staff in Orlando, as a precaution. All members of the club’s delegation follow MLS health and safety protocols and will remain in quarantine in their hotel rooms pending the results of further COVID-19 tests, “the statement read.
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Both teams will play their first game on July 15.
“The post game date will allow both teams additional training days in Orlando before their first game,” the league said in a statement.
