Editors' note: This article was published before FC Dallas was withdrawn from the tournament.
After a nearly four-month hiatus, MLS games are about to resume. It hasn't been easy, what with a global pandemic and an overall struggle to keep players and staff free of COVID-19, but enough has been done to enable the tournament to begin.
For just about every team it has felt like preseason all over again, with clubs reduced to individual workouts at the start before gradually moving on to full-team sessions in their home markets. As such, and with scrimmages against real opponents in short supply, the play is likely to look a bit ragged at first.