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MLS regular season returns: Why are there fans in the stands? How will players deal with schedule, travel?

The MLS is Back Tournament concluded little more than a week ago, with the Portland Timbers crowned champions, and since then, FC Dallas and Nashville SC have met twice, and the rest of the league returns to play in home markets this week. Attention across the league now shifts from tournament play to completing a condensed, 18-game regular season. As teams prepare to play their first games outside the Orlando, Florida, bubble since March, we answer three of the most intriguing questions facing the remainder of the 2020 MLS campaign.

Why are fans in the stands?