Unlike most previous years where there’s at least a break during the group stage, MLS has decided to play through the entirety of the Gold Cup. For the Seattle Sounders, that means Jordan Morris (United States), Alex Roldán (El Salvador) and Cristian Roldan (USA) could miss as many as six games depending on how far they advance in the tournament.
It was not a completely unforeseen development as all three players have previously participated in Gold Cups. But with Morris and Cristian Roldan only recently coming back from injury and having unclear roles with the USMNT, the Sounders had been holding out some hope that they’d at least be allowed to play in the June 21 match against LAFC and report to training camp a couple of days late.