President Donald Trump held a virtual visit by phone on April 4 with professional U.S. sports leagues to discuss the post-coronavirus restart. A virtual chair, however, was left empty, one that should have been occupied by the world’s top women’s soccer league, the National Women’s Soccer League.
All the expected commissioners joined the call, including the NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS and NBA. WWE, Breeders’ Cup, and IndyCar were there. The LPGA and WNBA answered the invite also. Supporters and observers speculated that the miss was a Trump administration shot at players feuding with the president, but no official explanation came.