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MLS is Back: Captain Matt Besler ready to compete in Disney World

On Wednesday morning, the long-reported rumors became a welcome reality: Major League Soccer is making an emphatic comeback.

Sporting Kansas City and the league's 25 other clubs will venture to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida next month for the historic MLS is Back Tournament. The highly anticipated competition, which will be played without fans in attendance, provides a compelling way for MLS to resume its 25th season after competition was halted March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Everyone's really excited to be back, to be playing games, to be competing.