Sporting Kansas City Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes spoke to media Wednesday amidst the suspension of Major League Soccer’s 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His full remarks are below.
On FIFA considering the implementation of five substitutes per team when matches resume…
It’s something that we were already contemplating here in (MLS), so it’s great to know that they were thinking the same, because it’s (definitely) for the safety of players. Normally speaking, I would probably say know. But because we’d get a real first-hand feel for the implementation of it, I would be very open to seeing what it was like.