{"id":23816,"date":"2020-07-09T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mls-returns-after-8-minute-46-second-moment-of-silence\/"},"modified":"2020-07-09T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T05:20:00","slug":"mls-returns-after-8-minute-46-second-moment-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mls-returns-after-8-minute-46-second-moment-of-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"#MLS returns after 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#MLS returns after 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n KISSIMMEE, Fla. \u2014 Nani called it beautiful and emotional.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t talking about either goal he played a part in during Orlando City\u2019s 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n

Nearly 200 players took the field for an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence to protest racial injustice before Major League Soccer\u2019s return to action. Players wore black T-shirts, black gloves and black facemasks emblazoned with Black Lives Matter. The shirts had varying slogans that included Black And Proud, Silence Is Violence and Black All The Time.<\/p>\n

The players walked toward midfield, raised their right arms one at a time and held the pose so long that some could be seen stretching fatigued muscles afterward.<\/p>\n

It was a poignant moment that put two of the nation\u2019s most prominent changes over the last four months \u2014 masks and movements \u2014 at the forefront of the sport\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt for a couple of minutes,\u201d Nani said shortly after scoring the go-ahead goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time. \u201cWe all want to change the world. We want a better world \u2014 no differences, no discrimination. \u2026 Everyone in the world should stop for a couple of minutes and think about our children and teach them how to be a better person and create a better world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group setting the tone was formerly called the Black Players Coalition of MLS but changed its name this week to Black Players for Change. Originally announced on Juneteenth, the group started in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s death with the hope of combating systemic racism both in soccer and the players\u2019 communities. The league and the players\u2019 union endorsed the organization.<\/p>\n

Several other players from Orlando City and Inter Miami took a knee near midfield during the demonstration. <\/p>\n

The two in-state teams delivered their own moment of silence by taking a knee along with the referee and the line judges just before the opening kick.<\/p>\n

The national anthem was not played before or after the demonstration. MLS previously said it would not be played because no fans were in attendance.<\/p>\n

Floyd, a black man, died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck for nearly eight minutes. Prosecutors said that a police officer had his knee on the neck of Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds \u2014 not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality.<\/p>\n

MLS players had weeks to decide what to do prior to the MLS is Back tournament at ESPN\u2019s Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World.<\/p>\n

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Nani celebrates after scoring the game<\/a>-winning goal in Orlando City\u2019s 2-1 win over Inter Miami.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The league\u2019s teams are sequestered in resorts for the duration of the World Cup-style tournament, which began with a Group A match that was the first meeting between two Sunshine State teams.<\/p>\n

FC Dallas withdrew Monday after 10 players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19. A day later, Nashville SC\u2019s status was thrust into doubt with five confirmed positive tests.<\/p>\n

Nashville was supposed to play Chicago in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday but it was postponed.<\/p>\n

MLS shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic on March 12, after the league\u2019s teams had each played two regular-season games.<\/p>\n

The reboot had a considerably different feel \u2014 without fans and with plenty of concern even amid a safety bubble. <\/p>\n

\u201cToday we made the noise,\u201d Orlando coach Oscar Pareja said.<\/p>\n

But 25 teams that include nearly 700 players plus coaches, trainers and other support staff do everything right for a month? And what\u2019s the threshold for more positive tests?<\/p>\n

The NFL, the NBA and Major League Baseball surely have a close eye on what\u2019s happ<\/a>ening outside Orlando.<\/p>\n

The NBA should get an up-close look. The league already has part of its bubble established at the sprawling ESPN venue. NBA team flags fly on every flagpole, and some areas have been sanitized and cordoned off for basketball\u2019s return later this month.<\/p>\n

MLS is using three fields near the back of the complex, two of the ones the NFL used for Pro Bowl practices the last four years. The league mandated masks for everyone other than players. Miami star Rodolfo Pizarro, though, wore one during warmups. Soccer balls knocked out of bounds were wiped down before being placed back into the mix.<\/p>\n

Many of the protocols are similar to those being used in other sports. Of course, there\u2019s no social<\/a> distancing on the field.<\/p>\n

Miami\u2019s Andres Reyes left on a stretcher early in the second half after a scary collision with Orlando\u2019s Dom Dwyer. Replays appeared to show Dwyer hitting Reyes in the throat as they went for a 50-50 ball.<\/p>\n

Reyes had trouble breathing as teammates and the referee called for help. Adding to the growing concern on the field, the emergency crew got hung up trying to gain access to him.<\/p>\n

Security personnel struggled to open a gate, delaying the medical team\u2019s response. It was slow enough that one of Reyes\u2019 teammates, Juan Agudelo, ran across the field to help and ended up assisting in pulling the stretcher across the soggy grass.<\/p>\n

Miami coach Diego Alonso said afterward that he had \u201cno information\u201d on Reyes\u2019 condition.<\/p>\n

Chris Mueller scored the equalizer for Orlando, getting a sliding toe on a perfect cross from Nani to the back post in the 70th minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe deserved to win that game,\u201d Pareja said. \u201cIt was a reward for the players, what they did on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agudelo scored the first goal of MLS\u2019 return, drilling a left-footer past Pedro Gallese to cap a play that started with two teammates on top of each other in the box.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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