Los Angeles FC star Carlos Vela said he would skip the 'MLS is Back' tournament because he wanted to be with his wife, who is expecting their second child.
ANOTHER BLOW. 2019 MLS MVP Carlos Vela opts out of the restart tournament of the league. Photo from Carlos Vela's Instagram
"I would like nothing more than to be with my teammates in Orlando," Vela, the 2019 MLS Most Valuable Player, said in a statement. LAFC said they understood the Mexico international's reluctance to sequester himself with teammates in the"bubble" environment of the sports complex at Walt Disney World. "The health of everyone involved in our return to play has always been our top priority, and we will continue to make decisions consistent with that priority."
MLS has not played since the league was put into shutdown in March as the coronavirus pandemic erupted.
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