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D.C. United Players to Remain with Club During International Play

October 5, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. United have announced that players selected for upcoming international play, including World Cup qualification and UEFA Nations League matches, will remain in the United States due to local government regulations around travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Midfielders, Edison Flores (Peru), Junior Moreno (Venezuela), and Yordy Reyna (Peru), along with forward, Erik Sorga (Estonia), will stay with D.C. United and be available for upcoming Major League Soccer matches.

This decision follows a FIFA regulation, which provides for the decline of the release of a player when the government mandates, without exception, a return quarantine of five or more days.

Per local government policy, Washington, D.C. currently requires all persons traveling to or from "high-risk areas" as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to self-quarantine for fourteen days following their return to the District. All of the countries that the club's selected players would be traveling to for these matches are designated as high-risk and the club have not been granted an exemption by local government.

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