I woke up on Wednesday with the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic. I went to bed on Wednesday with the NBA suspending its season. The NBA suspension comes with good reason. At least two of their players have it and one referee could have it. To me, this meant that the NHL would follow. The NHL shares a lot of the same arenas. I woke up this morning to reports of the NHL suspending morning practices and referees going home. Then word came from the MLS. The MLS has decided to suspend its season for 30 days.

Major League Soccer Suspends Season for 30 Days pic.twitter.com/P0HEPmsnkx — Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 12, 2020

I am not surprised by this considering that they are following other North American sports leagues in suspending or canceling their season. The San Jose Earthquakes aren’t allowed to have home games for them and possibly now the league this is probably better finically. It’s still early enough in the season for the MLS to reschedule games. I do not think that any of the teams will fold. I think that the league will have larger attendance when it resumes play. I think that the MLS is finically stable enough to get through this.

Absolutely a disgrace. .0003% of our population is infected with a flu virus. This is not as big a deal as everyone wants it to be. 0 reason to be suspending the season — Arteta We Trust (@milehighsalute8) March 12, 2020 Hey @MLS, will action be taken to ensure that employees of clubs who would be impacted by the loss of hours will be paid according to schedule? No reason these people should lose income during this time. — The Emo Hooligan (@CaptainBearfist) March 12, 2020 Coronavirus ain’t stopping nothing but ,The NBA, Big Ten/AAC conference tournaments , NFL training facilities, Major League Soccer , Sec Tournament and etc…One thing I know it ain’t stopping is SPRING FOOTBALL 🤣 Coaches said it ain’t nothing Treatment 5 times a week can’t fix pic.twitter.com/P0OvuW17Fp — Christopher Deloach (@Chris_Deloach85) March 12, 2020

I read a report yesterday that was sort of what-if to this current situation. I don’t think anyone who wrote or read that report expected the MLS to suspend its season so quickly.

I was in the middle of writing this and I was about to start talking about the USL teams, How the league wasn’t as financially as stable as the MLS. Then my phone blew up. The USL announced its 30-day suspension.

NEWS: The USL has suspended competition for a minimum of 30 days.https://t.co/MKVUvNg8ZG — Reno 1868 FC (@Reno1868FC) March 12, 2020

Of the current USL Championship teams, 9 are owned by MLS teams. I think that these teams are the most financially stable. I think these 9 teams can exist with or without the USL. That being said we have to look at the other teams. It’s safe to say that teams that have a lot of money or want to be MLS teams will be fine because they have money to burn. I think could be issued with teams being able to pay players and staff. This being because there is no money coming in. The revenue a team gets from the rest of the season after play resumes might not be enough for some teams to stay alive. For some teams, this might be the end. I will continue to write update blogs on my website relating to this issue.