With reporting from Stefano Fusaro in Orlando, Florida.
There have been tweets about sketchy room service food, in-hotel wildlife and yes, some of the more comfortable surroundings at Walt Disney World's Swan and Dolphin Resort. And yet the pall of the coronavirus remains impossible to ignore as the league pushes toward the start of MLS is Back Tournament on Wednesday. (Stream all matches LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Networks -- U.S. only)
MLS announced Wednesday that six FC Dallas players have tested positive for COVID-19 since the team's arrival over the weekend. Later that day, sources confirmed to ESPN a report from The Athletic that three more Dallas players, plus one of their coaches, had tested positive.