eMLS Tournament Special Week Four to Air on FS1, FOX Deportes and TSN2 on Sunday, May 10
May 7, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Thursday) - Week Four of eMLS Tournament Special presented by Coca-Cola® and PlayStation® will air on Sunday, May 10 on FS1 and FOX Deportes at 7 p.m. ET. The Tournament will also air on TSN2 in Canada.
Week Four will feature the Canadian pairing of Toronto FC versus the Vancouver Whitecaps followed by Atlanta United versus Orlando City SC. Week One was won by LAFC's Adama Diomande and Martin 'RemiMartinn' Oregel, Week Two saw Sporting Kansas City's Wan Kuzain and Alexander 'ALEKZANDUR' Betancourt come out on top, and most recently NYCFC's Sean Johnson and Chirs 'Chrisdidylito' Holly were hailed champions of Week Three. With the victories, LAFC, Sporting KC and New York City FC have secured their spots in Championship Sunday on May 17.
The five-episode series pits 16 MLS clubs against each other in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 competition. Four clubs compete each episode with the winning club from each of the first four weeks advancing to a Champions Bracket set to take place on Sunday, May 17. Clubs are represented by both an MLS player and eMLS professional FIFA player. After each episode, MLS WORKS, the league's social responsibility platform, and FOX Sports will make a donation on behalf of the winning club to Feeding America®, with MLS also supporting Food Banks Canada. eMLS Tournament Special will be hosted by FOX Sports Stu Holden, Rachel Bonnetta and Rodolfo Landeros, with color commentary from Mike LaBelle.
Team MLS Player eMLS Player
Toronto FC Marky Delgado Phil "PhilB94' Balke
Vancouver Whitecaps Erik Godoy Alex 'exraa' Gonzalez-Aldana
Atlanta United Franco Escobar Paulo Neto
Orlando City SC Nani Abe 'FIFA Abe' Valbuena
Week Four pits Toronto FC against the Vancouver Whitecaps before Atlanta United and Orlando City SC take the stage.
The first leg of the opening match will see Toronto FC midfielder Marky Delgado face off against Vancouver's Erik Godoy. Delgado ranks 4thÃÂ in All Time Club Appearances for Toronto FC with 169 behind only Jonathan Osorio, Justin Morrow and Michael Bradley.
The second leg of the opening match sees Toronto FC's eMLS competitor PhilB94 matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps eMLS Pro FIFA Player, exraa. Currently ranked 4thÃÂ in North America on PS4 for EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20, exraa also featured in the Vancouver Whitecaps youth development system on the physical pitch. Meanwhile, PhilB94 played semi-professional soccer in League 1 Ontario.
The second matchup features soccer icon, Nani (Four Premier League Titles, Two League Cups, One Champions League Title and 2019 MLS All-Star) against 2018 MLS Cup Champion, Atlanta United defender Franco Escobar.
Escobar capped off his first season with Atlanta United by scoring the second goal in Atlanta United's 2-0 2018 MLS Cup Victory against the Portland Timbers.
The second leg of match two highlights Atlanta United's eMLS Pro FIFA Player, Paulo Neto who is currently ranked 11thÃÂ in the World on PS4 for EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 against Orlando City's FIFA Abe, 2019 eMLS All-Star Challenge winner.
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