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Major League Soccer made a shocking revelation for the 2020 campaign, announcing that the “Supporters Shield” won’t be awarded to any club this year. The reasoning for this decision is because, by definition, football supporters haven’t been permitted into stadiums to witness their favourite clubs in 2020. Respecting the lack of fanfare for 2020, MLS Corporate has determined that removing the acolyte from their seasonal awards is needed.

The COVID-19 Pandemic forced worldwide changes onto international & domestic sports. Governments worldwide implemented restrictions that limited sporting institutions from competing in their respective leagues. Between March to June 2020, most professional sports were unable.
Recently that’s changed with each league finding ample social distancing measures & health protocols to resume seasonal matches. The MLS is Back Tournament saw North American football return, with Major League Soccer now competing in their 2020 season. Removing the Supporters Shield shows respect to dedicated fans that’ve passed from the coronavirus.

MLSSSF (Major League Soccer – Supporters Shield Foundation) released a formal statement on their decision. The foundation discussed & considered their options for 2020, debating on a possible online election for the supporter’s favourite club. It was determined that the inability of attending supporters should be respected, that their passion hasn’t been lost & that the bias of MLSSSF shouldn’t account for the millions of Major League Soccer fans.

Statements continue by stating MLSSSF stands with their players & supporters, that foundation leaders understand the numerous challenges associated with COVID-19. Commending thanks was given to Major League Soccer Corporate for creating some iteration of seasonal events. Promises were then made that the Supporter’s Shield will be revamped & rewarded to another team by 2021.

TFC for 3rd Victory

The Toronto Football Club is MLS’s highest-winning organization in-reference to the Supporter’s Shield. TFC have acquired this notable rewarded twice in recent years. 2020s Campaign was looking like Toronto would sustain their 3rd Supporter’s Shield. However, with this announcement that won’t be possible any longer. That doesn’t mean TFC won’t have ample opportunity to reclaim the Supporter’s Shield crown by 2021. It’ll require the talents of Alejandro Pozuelo, Jozy Altidore, and Michael Bradley for that crown to become regained.

After a slow start and a shortened season, Liverpool is focusing its energies on shoring up its squad in hopes it will strengthen its attracter. That has seen the club working out personal details with agent representing Ismaila Sarri after they signed the attacker to a multi-year deal with a reported £32m.

During the shutdown, and over the course of the summer, Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, had been searching for attacking reinforcements. The goal was to provide support for Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, for what Liverpool is expecting will be a long and challenging season.

Sarr has received substantial attention in the media as a potential acquisition for Liverpool and Premier League champions. However, after the club signed Diogo Jota last week, it was rumoured that a deal for Sarr was no longer in the cards. Clearly, that wasn’t the case and did not put an end to their interest and their pursuit to work out a deal with Watford.

Liverpool in talks with Sarr’s agent

While Liverpool has signed an agreement in principle, it is being reported by the media in France that the 22 year old wingers agent is now in talks with the organization about personal terms for Sarr. The publication stated that Sarr and his agent are requesting a £6m annual salary.

The problem is, even if the two sides agree, Liverpool may face challenges completing the deal due to his hesitation on joining the team based o the amount of football he will be required to play following the arrival of Diogo Jota.

The report is quoted as stating the Aston Villa is attempting to hijack the deal and sign Sarr and willing to go as far as to offer him a key position in their starting line up if he agrees to make the move to Aston instead of Liverpool.

After joining Watford last season, Sarr had a solid debut scoring six goals and racking up an equal number of assists in thirty appearances. How this will play out is anyone’s guess, but it seems clear Sarr has concerns and that in itself will set the stage for upcoming negotiations and whether Liverpool succeeds.

The Head Coach for Atletico Madrid has tested positive for COVID-19, with the football club making a formal announcement on September 12th. They’d announce that their 50-year-old leader from Argentina wasn’t displaying any symptoms of the virus and has been deemed asymptomatic. Named Diego Simeone, he’ll maintain a fourteen-day self-isolation period before returning to his coaching duties.

The confirmation of his positive coronavirus infection is disappointing for Diego, who began training Atletico Madrid on September 7th for the upcoming La Liga Season. Training strategies will be implored virtually via Diego Simeone for fourteen days, informing assistant coaching staff of what their footballers must accomplish over the coming two weeks.

Atletico Madrid will compete against Cadiz FC on September 15th in a friendlies-matchup. The formal test-run is used to determine which improvements are needed amongst the football club. Atletico Madrid’s official home opener doesn’t start until September 27th against Granada FC & without Diego Simeone being able to attend the friendlies-matchup, there’s concern the head coach won’t be on strategic par to Granada FCs coaching staff.

Team representatives provided an official statement regarding the status of Atletico Madrid’s coaching staff. It was informed that footballers, coaching personnel, and subsequent club staff were tested on September 11th. All club members were advised to return to their respective homes after training as San Rafael. Analysis of their PCR COVID Samples has been issued to the same laboratory that found Diego Simeone’s contraction. Fortunately, there hasn’t been any subsequent confirmations amongst team personnel. This means that future scheduling for Atletico Madrid won’t be disturbed this September.

Not the First

It should be mentioned that Diego Simeone isn’t the exclusive member of Atletico Madrid that’s contracted COVID-19 since the virus broke out. Santiago Arias and Diego Costa were both confirmed with the coronavirus during the beginning of September. It’s suspected that the Right-Back and Striker are unknowingly responsible for transmitting COVID-19 to Diego Simeone. All three men were deemed asymptomatic & are expected to make full recoveries. Health experts working for La Liga will continue to monitor Atletico Madrid for other infections and increase their PCR Tests for weekly to daily.