MLS is Back Tournament: League rejigs schedule as 5 Nashville SC players test positive for COVID-19

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MLS forced to rejig tournament schedule in wake of more COVID-19 positive tests

Toronto FC’s opening game against D.C. United has been moved to Sunday morning from Friday evening in the wake of TFC’s late arrival at the tournament. Toronto was supposed to arrive last Friday but was delayed when additional testing was required in the wake of one member of the travelling party experiencing some symptoms.Toronto’s first game will now be a 9 a.m. ET start rather than 8 p.m. as originally scheduled.

The league said two of the Nashville players got their confirmed positive results on the weekend with three more getting the news Monday night, The four others will undergo further tests in the wake of their inconclusive test results.

 

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