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Sporting KC player tests positive for coronavirus at MLS is Back tourney

A player for MLS club Sporting Kansas City has tested positive for the coronavirus, the league confirmed on Friday.

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Two clubs -- Nashville SC and FC Dallas -- have already been withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament, which began on Wednesday at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex outside of Orlando, Florida.

Sporting KC arrived on Sunday to Orlando. Their first match is scheduled for July 12 against Minnesota.

ESPN has also learned that a New York Red Bulls player and an Atlanta United FC player recorded positive tests in recent days, but that both follow-up tests came out negative.

Nashville arrived in Orlando on July 3, but was withdrawn on Thursday after nine of the club's players had tested positive. FC Dallas was forced to pull out earlier in the week on Monday after 10 players and one staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

ESPN's Tom Marshall contributed to this report.

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