URGH. (updated)

Just when I was all jazzed up for the start of today's MLS triple-header, this happened...

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Ok, this is new for me but here we go...

Have a source who just told me the @TorontoFC vs @dcunited game this morning in @MLS is being cancelled.

Each team had a player test positive for COVID overnight.

Protocol is to leave players quarantined at hotel and

— Matt Pyzdrowski (@mattpyzdrowski) July 12, 2020

D.C. United match vs. Toronto FC is on hold and is expected to be postponed. Teams are on site at stadium. Positive tests. Erik Sorga was not on the game-day roster, despite not being injured. Details to come ...

— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) July 12, 2020

MLS postpones Toronto FC vs. DC United match.

📝: https://t.co/pWgmPbVdod pic.twitter.com/D45sKYXqZ9

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 12, 2020

DCU player tested positive, TFC player's test was inconclusive.

— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) July 12, 2020

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Florida was the irresponsible mistake here.


UPDATE: Well, perhaps isn't so worrisome after all.

NEWS: Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation tell me that both the #DCU player who tested positive for COVID-19 & the #TFC player whose result was inconclusive were re-tested this AM, and those tests came back negative.

More details coming shortly on @TheAthleticSCCR.

— Pablo Maurer (@MLSist) July 12, 2020

UPDATE UPDATE: ESPN reports the D.C. United-Toronto FC game will go in tomorrow morning's breakfast slot.




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