Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes joined 610 Sports Radio hosts Cody Tapp and Alex Gold this morning to preview the MLS is Back Tournament, which begins July 8 and will see Sporting take the field for their Group D opener on July 12 against Minnesota United FC at 7 p.m. CT.
Vermes told 610 Sports that Sporting will travel to Orlando this Sunday, July 5, adhering to the MLS rule that clubs must arrive at least seven days before their opening game in the competition. Sporting players, coaches and traveling staff have undergone regular COVID-19 testing over the last several weeks at Compass Minerals National Performance Center, with no positive tests among club personnel thus far.