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Teams knocked out of the tourney are gone. Rest of teams are in the Swan.
MLS is Back Tournament: What it's really been like after one month inside the bubble
After uncertainty gripped its early days, the MLS is Back Tournament has proved to be a model for how to play professional sports safely in 2020.
Major League Soccer announces COVID-19 testing update | MLSSoccer.com
Latest testing update: Zero newly confirmed positives
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MLS will resume the regular season: What we know and what we don't
The MLS is Back bubble in Florida has been a success, but will that success translate to games played in home markets? And in front of fans?
MLS Commissioner Don Garber remains confident in season restart: “We have a good plan” | MLSSoccer.com
Garber on MLS restart: We have a good plan
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber explains procedure for potential of supporters in stadiums | MLSSoccer.com
Commissioner explains procedure for potential of supporters in stadiums
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_caleb
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It’s a shame, really. MLS proved that the bubble tournament format can work really well. Why not stick with this approach? They could adapt and adjust a bit—maybe have regional commentators calling the “home” games, a better approach to virtual fans, and move the bubble to a different location? It just seems strange that they’d go the route of MLB—we see how that’s working out so far.MLS will resume the regular season: What we know and what we don't
The MLS is Back bubble in Florida has been a success, but will that success translate to games played in home markets? And in front of fans?www.espn.com
MLS Commissioner Don Garber remains confident in season restart: “We have a good plan” | MLSSoccer.com
Garber on MLS restart: We have a good plan
MLS Commissioner Don Garber explains procedure for potential of supporters in stadiums | MLSSoccer.com
Commissioner explains procedure for potential of supporters in stadiums
Ben_since_1971
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I am sure they would love to, but it would cost money they just don’t have. A lot cheaper to have players staying in their own homes. Also add in the additional time away from family for the duration of a regular season as is being talked about. At least with NBA and NHL, you want to stay as long as possible. With MLS, what incentive do teams at the bottom of the table have to compete when they know they are playing out the string in the bubble? At least in local markets those players can go home.
_caleb
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Yeah, I didn’t mean to paint the bubble tournament approach as an ideal scenario. It’s surely been difficult for the players and their families.
I’d be interested to see how costs compared between bubble and local markets. I know these teams’ primary revenue stream is ticket sales, but surely there is a lesson to learn from MLB.
gerarar
Premium Member
The tournament as a whole was not really successful. The amount of viewers remained the same as normal MLS games pre-Covid. It didn’t boost the league’s viewership or ratings as it was first imagined and pitched when MLS would be the first major American Sports League to resume.
The bubble format IS successful, and the proof is with the NBA and MLS tourney. If there’s strict protocols and precautions in place, it can be done. It’s just a shame that it didn’t generate the viewers and $ the league was expecting and too costly in the end.
Us fans love the format of this tourney and hope it would become an annual thing — with location tbd of course.
The bubble format IS successful, and the proof is with the NBA and MLS tourney. If there’s strict protocols and precautions in place, it can be done. It’s just a shame that it didn’t generate the viewers and $ the league was expecting and too costly in the end.
Us fans love the format of this tourney and hope it would become an annual thing — with location tbd of course.
_caleb
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There are lots of reasons for the steady viewership (rather than the hoped-for boost). I think one of them was having some games on ESPN, others on FS1, and others on TUDN and/or Twitter. It was hard to find the games. Also, the morning game times weren’t the best.
Why not keep tinkering with the bubble format rather than abandoning it for what we know is a more risky approach? A full season, played in rounds, with each round in a bubble (anywhere that can host, increasing regional ad revenues). Host them all on one network, but with commentators from each market calling the game.
Walt Disney World Celebrates MLS is Back Tournament Final
To celebrate tonight’s championship match of the MLS is Back Tournament between Orlando City SC and the Portland Timbers, Walt Disney World Resort temporarily lit the iconic Cinderella Castle in the two teams’ primary colors – Orlando City’s
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51 Matches in 35 Days: MLS is Back Tournament Wraps Up at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
After 51 matches in 35 days at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the MLS is Back Tournament concluded last night with a 2-1 victory by the Portland Timbers over Orlando City SC. The tournament marked the restart of the league’s milestone 25th
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21stamps
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Oddly enough, the games (or at least most) weren’t on ESPN+ I think that hurt too.
The timing was perfect with the Champions League... my only complaint is the odd schedules and channels, especially the night time games, though I understand some of the game times.. overall I loved it!
21stamps
Well-Known Member
I loved it, but looking forward for the games to go back to the team stadiums. Their local areas benefit from the revenue of match days.
_caleb
Well-Known Member
As with the Disney parks, they only make money if fans turn out. Guess we’ll find out soon enough!
21stamps
Well-Known Member
We don’t have that problem in Cincinnati. Our new stadium isn’t even completed and already majority sold out.
It’s a good and bad thing.. I didn’t choose my season tickets for next year fast enough, and then got stuck with seat options that I didn’t want. I’m hoping to just buy individual games from season ticket holders who either can’t make a game, or bought extra tickets to make a profit, as long as it’s a reasonable one.
It’s going to be something amazing
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Now that they've left the bubble...
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The return of fans to MLS amid the coronavirus pandemic
FC Dallas's game against Nashville SC had one thing no other American major sport league has had yet -- fans in the stands.