Toronto FC will open the 2021 regular season in Florida due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Tampa has been mentioned as a possible home. The MLS club also has ties to Orlando, having held training camp there in the past.
“We are preparing to open the MLS regular season in Florida, just finalizing our location,” team president Bill Manning said in a text to The Canadian Press.
“Reality is we are preparing to open in Florida as it seems unrealistic we’ll be able to host at home in April. If the government opens things up for us we would immediately pivot back to BMO (Field) but for now we’re preparing to start down south.