Toronto FC pushed back its departure to Florida for the MLS is Back Tournament, saying more time was needed to complete pre-travel COVID-19 testing.
The MLS team had been scheduled to leave by charter Friday. Toronto opens the World Cup-style tournament on July 10 against D.C. United.Six players from FC Dallas and one from Columbus Crew SC have already tested positive in the Sunshine state. They have been isolated and are receiving care while the other members of their delegations are in quarantine pending more testing.
Nashville SC delayed its Florida flight until Friday due to delays in getting results of its pre-travel screening tests. The club said subsequent test results were confirmed to be negative. Still the Whitecaps postponed their flight to permit additional testing.FC Dallas made it to Florida last Saturday, only to have two players test positive upon their arrival at the league’s host hotel. Four other players tested positive soon after.
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