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Three prominent summer youth soccer leagues and their affiliated state championships have been canceled because of safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Battling his neighbors for Wi-Fi speed at night, Kevin Bertels and a band of editors normally lashed together within easy shouting distance have redefined putting the newspaper, and themselves, to bed.
Naila-Jean Meyers moved here for a new job at the Star Tribune in January and set out to learn it and make connections in a new place. Then the coronavirus changed everything.
The prospects for pro sports resuming operations were boosted Monday when the governors of California, New York and Texas announced their support for games returning to their states.
Soccer's unique fan culture, with supporter sections pumping color, smoke and song into stadiums, will be absent when MLS play resumes with empty stands.
A 26-team World Cup-style tournament in Orlando is being kicked around by Major League Soccer but there's a small margin for error keeping everybody safe.
"There's no perfect solution for this," Loons coach Adrian Heath said of Major League Soccer returning to action. "But we're trying to come up with a situation that's good for everybody."
Major League Soccer on Wednesday presented a concept to players to move all 26 teams to Orlando for the resumption of the season. But many safety details must be decided before games are played.
A MNUFC spokesperson said a majority of the team's roster worked out Tuesday in isolated sessions closed to media members and the public. It was the first team's training in two months.
When some metro youth soccer teams switched to video-conference training sessions during the coronavirus pandemic, they found an unexpected new teammate on-screen.
Just how jumbled will soccer worldwide become because of the coronavirus pandemic? In whatever ways that remain to be seen, it could benefit MLS and its teams.
Major League Soccer players can begin using team training fields outdoors for individual workouts starting Wednesday, provided those workouts comply with their local health and safety protocols.
Sports executives are busy sorting through scenarios that would allow games to start again. They're trying to piece together timelines without an expiration date. How will ticket holders respond?
Minnesota United goalkeeper Tyler Miller will give soccer supporters itching for live games something to watch in eMLS tournament that starts Sunday on Fox networks and crowns a champion May 17