Good and Bad News About MLS Is Back Tournament

So we got the MLS is Back Tournament schedule today.  Here's when the Rapids will be playing (all times MT):

• July 12th - 8:30pm - ESPN vs. FSL
• July 17th, - 6pm - ESPN - SKC
• July 22nd - 8:30pm - ESPN - Minnesota

That's a really good schedule given the constraints.  All evening games, well spaced out, and we get what, IMO, is the weakest team in the group first while the two stronger teams have to battle each other.  I think 7 points is a good expectation right now, with the draw not coming against FSL.

That's the good news.  The bad news is that the team announced today that a player has tested positive for COVID-19.  The player's name was not released out of respect for his privacy, and no other players or staff have tested positive.  The player is asymptomatic at this time.  The test came as part of the mandatory testing the team went through yesterday.  The player is now isolating himself but as part of the process the team has gone back to individual training and will not be able to train as a unit for a while until more tests are completed.

My best wishes go out to the player and his family, as well as the rest of the team, for a quick recovery and hopefully no spreading of the virus to anyone else.