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Union captain Alejandro Bedoya went on Taylor Twellman’s ESPN show to talk about a return to play for MLS.

Right now players are allowed to train on an individual basis, which the Union began doing down at the Sixers’ Fieldhouse in Wilmington this week. They’re unable to train in Chester because of restrictions imposed by Pennsylvania authorities.

As for the idea of playing in a centralized Orlando location, Bedoya seemed not entirely interested in that, via this quote transcribed by my main man Joe Tansey:

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MLS was two weeks into the 2020 season before pausing for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, the league announced that it’s easing restrictions on training, and will allow players to use outdoor fields for individual workouts beginning next Wednesday, May 6th. They will not, however, be allowed to use indoor facilities, like the weight room or pool, unless they are specifically undergoing supervised injury rehab.

These are the rules teams still need to follow:

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Couple of reports here:

Breaking: Multiple sources at MLS teams have been told the league is is suspending games immediately in order to fully assess the situation.

— Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) March 12, 2020

MLS is suspending its season immediately until further notice due to coronavirus, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Sports Illustrated.

— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) March 12, 2020

The Philadelphia Union home opener was scheduled for Saturday night. We’re only three weeks in, so it’s easier for MLS to postpone and move the season back, whereas the NBA has playoffs right around the corner.

All of this suggests to me that hockey and baseball will similarly be suspended. It’s inevitable, isn’t it? We’ll probably get announcements at some point later today. I think MLB holds out the longest and then Rob Manfred eventually gives in.

This nationally televised game didn’t start until 11 p.m. eastern for whatever the hell reason (west coast biast), so you had to stay up late to watch the Union’s Jakob Glesnes hit an absolute rocket in a wild 3-3 draw:

OMG WHAT A GOAL! Jakob Glesnes! 🚀 #LAFCvPHI pic.twitter.com/K4cn1rsRvv

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 9, 2020

Screamer.

FYI, this guy is a defender. They don’t score goals like this.

Juan Diego Gonzalez was a Philadelphia Union original who played seven games for the team during their inaugural 2010 season.

According to reports coming out his native Colombia, Gonzalez was murdered outside of Medellin, his death described as an assassination by Futbolred.com, which wrote this (via Google Translate) –

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