The Orlando Pride withdrew from the NWSL’s Challenge Cup tournament after six players and four staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Started by Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow, the Black Players Coalition of MLS looks to promote cultural education and combat implicit bias.The Pride’s withdrawal is the latest blow to what Baird and the NWSL hoped would be a celebratory return to play for a league that rarely receives national attention despite being home to all 23 players from last summer’s World Cup champion U.S. national team.
Over the weekend Carli Lloyd, a two-time world player of the year, pulled out of the competition because of a knee injury. Megan Rapinoe, the reigning world player of the year, previously had said she was skipping the tournament because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The Pride’s withdrawal takes with it U.S. national team goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defenders Ali Krieger and Emily Sonnet.
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