MLS is Back Tournament final: Portland Timbers v Orlando City – live!
- Teams face off as league prepares to return to regular season
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The Pacific Northwest team has a lot of South Americans. Argentines Diego Valeri and Sebastian Blanco are the keys to the attack, and Colombian Diego Chara locks down the midfield.
Their leading scorer in this tournament is French-born American Jeremy Ebobisse with four goals. The Duke Alumni Association would surely want me to mention that he and I both attended that fine institution, though he was there only two years while I was there ... six years? Seven? Not sure. They never taught me to count.
Our final Starting XI for the #MLSisBack tournament.#PORvORL | #RCTID pic.twitter.com/dwa8LKAhed
As with the NWSL Challenge Cup, this ad hoc tournament had a few hiccups before getting underway. FC Dallas and Nashville SC had to withdraw before the tournament started because of COVID-19 issues. But like the NWSL, MLS has managed to get through its short bubble season.
The next challenge for MLS is a resumption of the regular season, starting ... tomorrow night, when FC Dallas hosts Nashville.
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