The coronavirus pandemic paralyzed sports in practically the entire world and in the United States, the most important leagues were not exempt from being stopped , for which they had to take emerging measures to be able to resume.
So far , leagues such as the NWSL, MLS and NBA have been protected in bubbles , to prevent coronavirus outbreaks from spreading among their athletes, as has happened in recent weeks in some MLB teams, which has bordering to that games of the inaugural week are postponed.
Orlando was the destination so that the MLS and the NBA could resume after almost four months of inactivity and although at first there was uncertainty due to the cases detected in some athletes (which even caused the departure of two teams from the MLS is Back special tournament) , the situation was managed to control and there are no longer any reported cases within the Disney bubble.
"So far they have been intact and very safe, constant monitoring will be required to make sure they stay that way. I was always optimistic, but this exceeded my expectations, " said Dr. Zachary Binney, sports epidemiologist at Emory University. , after being questioned about bubbles in American sports.
The other side of the coin
Not all leagues went the same way, as the MLB returned to the scene with the shortest season of the last century, however it has been marked by the large number of positive cases among players , since in the last week, 19 players The Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19, something that forced the league to suspend 7 games from the Miami infielder.
LAFC MLS coach Bob Bradley said "we all read what is happening in baseball, it is still difficult to know if that is something that will close the league," while Michele Roberts, director of the Players Association The NBA announced that "it may be that, if the bubble is the way to play, then that will be the way we play next season, if things continue as they are."
On the other hand, in the NFL they assured that they will not follow the guidelines of other leagues and will dispute the season without entering any bubble , despite the effectiveness that has been demonstrated in the last month with unprecedented planning in American sport, which It included daily tests, laboratory resources and enviable logistics for any league in the world.