Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon on life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble - TSN.ca

Nick DeLeon likes space. So life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble has its challenges for the veteran Toronto FC midfielder.But DeLeon has no complaints. He is looking forward to returning to action this weekend and says Major League Soccer has done its best to look after the players in what is uncharted territory for sports.

The matchup with D.C. United was shifted from Friday evening to Sunday morning. That means Toronto has two early wake-up calls, with its July 21 game against New England also a morning affair. The forecast for Sunday calls for a temperature of 30 C at kickoff, which will feel like 36 C. There's a chance of a thunderstorm around the final whistle.

DeLeon has been setting his alarm for 6 a.m. for training and expects to have to push that to 5:15 a.m. on Sunday. Prior to the tournament, Vanney said the 9 a.m. start would likely require a 5:30 a.m. pre-game meal and meeting. "The unknowns were where a lot of the anxiety laid," he said."Once you got down here, it was really organized. There were a couple of little issues here and there that guys were vocal about and MLS jumped on it and solved them really quickly."

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