After two months of individual workouts, small group trainings and full-team practices at Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Sporting Kansas City will finally depart this Sunday for the MLS is Back Tournament at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
As Major League Soccer’s return to play beckons after a four-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all clubs are placing utmost importance not only on safety—players and coaches are routinely tested for the coronavirus—but getting back to match fitness.
After all, teams haven’t played competitive matches since the first full weekend of March. Sporting last took the field on March 7, dismantling the Houston Dynamo by a 4-0 scoreline to improve to 2-0-0 and take an early lead atop the Supporters’ Shield table with a plus-six goal differential.