Editor’s Note: This article contains views on the current situation in Florida as it pertains to COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases being on the rise. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the individual expressing them, and are not necessarily the views of Hudson River Blue, SB Nation, or Vox Media.
We are officially one week away from the MLS is Back Tournament. And boy, it’s gonna be a rocky road.
Since the initial announcement of the tournament on June 10, things have truly taken a turn for the worst in the state of Florida — where the tournament will take place — as it pertains to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, with thousands of new cases being reported since the state’s easing of lockdown orders over the past several weeks.