MLS: Desperation to play must override sensibilities

Sporting KC head coach Peter Vermes has said that he and his players are desperate to play and compete again. As MLS hopes to return, this desperation must override the sensibilities against a restart.

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…