The Ethical Dilemma Plaguing MLS's Orlando Venture

As a diehard football fan, I remember back at the beginning of May, in my football-deprived state, placing each and every Bundesliga match post-restart in my calendar, my days at mercy of the German officials overseeing scheduling times.

Quarantine and COVID-19 had taken a toll, and I had been unable to conjure any effective replacement for all the football matches I had been missing for months. The sport that had been so integral to my daily life had been suspended overnight, albeit for extremely necessary health precautions, and I was completely prepared for my blossoming withdrawal symptoms to come to an end.

I remain thoroughly impressed by the ability of the European leagues to restart their competitions whilst keeping players and staff safe. There were minimal major hitches in Germany’s early roll-out, and the Premier League has conducted over 16,000 tests and received less than 20 positive cases.

As fans, we must applaud these federations for producing best-case scenarios in suboptimal conditions. However, the path to restart in the States has been much more muddled.