COVID-19 impacted the MLS is Back Tournament again Sunday, with a pair of test results on the eve of kickoff prompting Toronto FC's opening match to be called off.
MLS deputy commissioner Mark Abbott made the announcement just minutes before the scheduled 9 a.m. ET start at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex in the Orlando area.
"In the case of Dallas and Nashville, the decision was made that based on the extent of the positive tests in those teams their ability to train, that the more prudent course was to withdraw them. Under league protocols, players who test positive are isolated while those who test negative "move forward."
The deputy commissioner said the results of Saturday's tests came back late Saturday or early Sunday.
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