While discussions regarding the new CBA, which Major League Soccer tried to crowbar added incentives into off the back of a global pandemic despite having already agreed upon a deal earlier this year, are ongoing, the league has ploughed forward with plans to restart play, in one form or another.
At present, the league’s plans involve all teams, coaches and players flying to Orlando in late-June and competing in a World Cup-style competition which is held at the ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. All games will be played behind closed doors but will be televised, thus clawing back a portion of the revenue that the league has lost due to play being suspended.