Nashville out of MLS is Back after 9 players test positive

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Source: Associated Press

Nashville out of MLS is Back after 9 players test positive

By ANNE M. PETERSON
July 9, 2020

Nashville SC has withdrawn from Major League Soccer’s MLS is Back tournament in Florida after nine players tested positive for the coronavirus, the league announced Thursday.

Nashville is the second team to withdraw from the tournament. FC Dallas had to pull out after 10 players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19.

“Due to the number of positive tests, the club has been unable to train since arriving in Orlando and would not be able to play matches,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a statement. “For every decision we make in our return to play, the well-being of our players, staff, officials and all participants is our top priority.”

Nashville SC was playing in its first season in MLS. The team dropped its first two matches of the season before the league shut down on March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nashville arrived in the Orlando area for the tournament on July 3. One player tested positive upon arrival, and eight others tested positive over the next few days.

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1. The whole f***ing tournament is a disaster...

There's no way this should have been allowed to continue once they had the first player test positive.

I'm particularly worried about Sounders forward and U.S. international Jordan Morris, who has type 1 diabetes. There's no way he should be there.