Lights FC awaits date for full-team contact training
The United Soccer League Championship will allow full-team contact training beginning Wednesday, but Lights FC is uncertain whether it will dive in right away.
The Lights are still in the process of testing its players for COVID-19 and awaiting the results, owner Brett Lashbrook said Monday. The team will start running full practices once players are medically cleared.
USL Championship teams are currently allowed to hold voluntary noncontact practices in groups of up to 10, with no more than one trainer and one member of the technical staff present. The league hopes to resume play July 11, and it agreed to a return-to-play plan with the players association Friday. Details of the deal have yet to be released.
NWSL: Orlando has withdrawn from the upcoming National Women’s Soccer League tournament after six players and four staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The names of the players and staffers who tested positive were not released. A person with knowledge of the situation said that a group of Orlando Pride players had not maintained social distancing protocols and went to a bar or nightclub. It is not clear if that was tied to the positive tests.
EPL: Burnley apologized and vowed to hand out lifetime bans to those responsible for a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” being towed by an aircraft over Etihad Stadium its their Premier League match versus Manchester City on Monday.
La Liga: Protocols for the return of fans have been set by the Spanish league. Fans will have their temperatures checked and will need to wear face masks when they are eventually allowed back into soccer stadiums, according to protocol guidelines sent to clubs. They will also be told to avoid hugs and highfives when their team scores. best for my health and family.”
Their announcements follow those of other WNBA players who have said they won’t be a part of plans for a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July in Florida without spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sun: Star center Jonquel Jones has decided not to play in the WNBA this season because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.