MLS is Back Tournament, The Bubble, and The Virus

I want to know what "MLS partner networks" means when it comes to TV. Is that just ESPN/FOX/Telemundo or does that include the local regional networks? Because nobody is going to see the Rapids play in this tournament if Altitude is carrying the games, considering they still don't have a contract with Comcast or DirecTV.

 

Heat in Orlando

Think of them like the CCL games or late round USOC games some teams play but not others

 

Nashville moves to the Eastern Conference for the rest of the year, likely to address that disparity.

 

Should call it the MLS World Cup Tournament so Chicago can have a chance to win it...

 

Why not a losers bracket for eliminated teams to even out the games played?

 

Great. Another tournament for Portland to lose.

 

Great work congratulations to players, team staff, owners & Disney for making this happen

 

I’m wondering the same thing. Seems ideal for ESPN+ to have most of the games like the regular season. I hope they do since I cancelled cable.

How many fields can be used at the same time in Orlando? Someone said 9am matchups but there’s games in two night time slots as well. I’m guessing there aren’t enough fields to have all the games for the night time slots.

 

So Chicharito and Vela can get back to their pregnant wives after only three games?

 

I remember the ‘94 World Cup in Orlando. The games started at 12:30. It was a little warm, but the games were fine.

Summer highs in central Florida are not much higher than they are in places like Columbus, St Louis.. they may get into the low 90’s. I’d avoid late afternoon games because of the summer thunderstorms. They are pretty predictable, moving from west to east across the state. Orlando is at risk from about 4-7 in the afternoon.

 

Website: https://www.espnwwos.com/ lists 17 grass fields.

Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/E...61e8a49e!8m2!3d28.3381102!4d-81.5563845?hl=en

I would guess they could do 3 or 4 games at a time if they wanted.

 

They said they will have no simultaneous games, not because of field availability, but to give every game an exclusive TV timeslot.

 

Beat me to it.

Plus with 39 games (if I did my math right) that allows 13 days of triple games to spread the tournament out a bit for rest.

 

Since I now work from home indefinitely, any time is good for me.

 

Ditto (made official by my company today, no going back to the office for quite some time)

 

October at the earliest for me and that assumes there won't be a fall recurrence of Covid.