Wearing masks as they got out of their cars in the parking lot, some Major League Soccer players got back to work Wednesday, with a…
Wearing masks as they got out of their cars in the parking lot, some Major League Soccer players got back to work Wednesday, with a temperature check awaiting them before they were allowed to step on their quadrant of the field.
Wednesday was the first day MLS teams were cleared to begin voluntary individual workouts at team facilities under a set of health and safety protocols. The league suspended training and matches on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sporting Kansas City, Orlando City SC, Inter Miami CF and Atlanta United were the first four teams to open their facilities to players Wednesday.
For Sporting KC captain Matt Besler, it was business as usual despite the circumstances.
«I wasn’t apprehensive at all,» Besler said on a call with reporters Wednesday. «It was mostly excitement to be able to have this opportunity.»
After weeks of players training at home or in parks, several players and coaches acknowledged this is the first step of a gradual process.
