UPDATE, April 23 (4:30 pm pT): Major League Soccer on Thursday announced an extension to its team training moratorium through, and including, Friday, May 15.
Players will be expected to remain in their club's market but the league said it would continue to consider individual requests from players to relocate. MLS play has been suspended since March 12 due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the league announced that the postponement was being extended until at least June 8.
Read Thursday's full statement below:
Major League Soccer has extended the team training moratorium through, and including, Friday, May 15. MLS training facilities remain closed to all players and staff with the exception of players requiring medical treatment or rehabilitation, under the direction of the team medical staff, that cannot be performed from the safety of their residence.
While MLS players are expected to remain in each club’s respective market, MLS will continue to review individual requests by players to relocate to another market by car, taking into account the totality of a player’s situation.
MLS will remain in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on this continually evolving situation and provide further updates as they become available.
