July 7 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer will resume its 25th anniversary season on Wednesday in Orlando with a tournament that has already been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak as reigning league MVP Carlos Vela and the entire FC Dallas club are sitting out. The original field of 26 has already lost one team as MLS pulled Dallas from the tournament after 10 of the club's players tested positive for the virus. "Everybody saw last year that in the league Carlos was a cut above everyone, and so when you take him away that does challenge others to step up," said Bradley. Reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders, bolstered by the offseason additions of Brazilian midfielder Joao Paulo and Colombian center back Yeimar Gomez Andrade, are also widely expected to be in the mix for the title. Following the tournament, MLS plans to continue its regular season with a revised schedule of home and away games, followed by the playoffs and the 25th MLS Cup.

Source: Egypt Today July 07, 2020 17:48 UTC