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The Memes That Illustrate the Outlook for North American Club Soccer in 2020

It's all looking quite like Twitter meme fodder these days.

In the first frame, under "My Plans," the image of MLS commissioner Don Garber and Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla both gripping the same soccer ball at a press conference to announce the 2020 All-Star Game featuring top talent from the two leagues. In the second, under "2020," nothing but a deflated soccer ball.

But such is reality in the aftermath of Tuesday's announcement canceling the All-Star Game, in addition to the Campeones Cup and Leagues Cup. All of the excitement surrounding MLS's 25th season, all of the hype surrounding the MLS and Liga MX collaboration (and rumblings that even bigger plans are in the works)–it's all been greatly tempered by the coronavirus pandemic.