If you can believe it, the day is here. The San Jose Earthquakes are back in action after nearly four full months off, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And their first game is not an easy assignment, as they’ll face the defending MLS Cup champions, the Seattle Sounders, for the Friday nightcap to open group play.
The Quakes have been in Orlando longer than any club (except, well, Orlando City, although San Jose even beat them into the MLS bubble), but even with that, head coach Matias Almeyda admitted in a conference call Thursday just 12 days in Florida with his group to train is an exceptionally short amount of time.