FC Dallas confirmed one of the club's players did test positive for COVID-19. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

FC Dallas player tests positive for COVID-19

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 3, 2020 6:55 PM ET

On the same day that Major League Soccer announced owners and the MLS Players Association avoided a lockout by agreeing to amend the collective bargaining agreement to return to play via a tournament at the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World amid the coronavirus pandemic, FC Dallas confirmed one of its own tested positive for COVID-19.

Angel Madison Franco of the Dallas Morning News shared the club's statement via Twitter:

FC Dallas announces a unidentified player has tested postive for COVID-19. Player is said to be in good health.

Training has been suspended. No active training sessions have happened since last Friday. Official’s say the experts don’t think case presents a risk to staff/player
— Angel Madison Franco (@angelmadison_) June 3, 2020

Earlier in the day, Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur confirmed it was responsible for the only positive coronavirus diagnosis among 1,197 tests as part of the league's latest testing period. Just as with the FC Dallas player, the unnamed individual associated with Spurs was said to be in good health.

In April, Philadelphia Union forward Kacper Przybylko became the first MLS player to test positive for the virus after he experienced mild symptoms. One unnamed Montreal Impact employee also tested positive after reporting mild symptoms.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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