There are many strange things about Major League Soccer. So, it’s not at all surprising that the upcoming “MLS is Back” tournament in Orlando also contains a bunch of quirks.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all 26 teams will have to deal with living in quarantine at a Disney resort, and with playing games before no fans. But the Chicago Fire will have a couple additional challenges—including, how to contend with playing in the tournament’s only six team group.
“It is a fact that it is a little more difficult to qualify in a group of six than a group of four,” Fire head coach Raphael Wicky said in news conference today.