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MLS Unites for Those in Need

April 21, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - As part of MLS Unites, a league-wide platform designed to educate communities, entertain fans and elevate heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Soccer unveiled a week-long series of programming that highlights the efforts the soccer community is doing to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During this challenging period, MLS remains focused on making a positive impact in the communities where we live and play our games. Aiming to rally and inspire the soccer world, MLS Unites programming this week focuses on how clubs, players, coaches, staff, partners and fans are giving back to local communities during this unprecedented time.

FC Dallas, the FC Dallas Foundation and corporate partners launched a variety of initiatives to support its fans and community during the COVID-19 pandemic. FC Dallas partnered with Toyota to create "Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of the Community" - a partnership between Toyota and FC Dallas to assist the essential workers and community volunteers who continue to work and service North Texas communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 19, 2020, meal deliveries have been made to volunteers at Frisco Fastpacs, North Texas Food Bank, medical professionals at Texas Health Resource Presbyterian Plano and CoServ linemen and gas technicians. Additional FC Dallas initiatives encouraging communities to stay safe and stay healthy include:

Hooper's Activity Book presented by NEC

In the Kitchen presented by Buckner (r ecipe cards for families cooking at home)

FC Dallas Book Club presented by Southern New Hampshire University

Beyond the Pitch presented by CornerStone Staffing (a digital career exploration series)

And an initiative to provide lawn care for individuals who are struggling to maintain their lawns during this time.

Captain Morgan: The Captain's Challenge

Coinciding with this week's MLS Unites programming, focused on supporting those in need, Captain Morgan is pledging an initial donation of $500,000 (US) [1] across the United States and Canada to assist local MLS communities affected by COVID-19 through their local club partners' charities of choice. Each club partner's local charity is focused on providing meals and relief to COVID-19 frontline workers and to those most affected within its respective community. Club partners include D.C. United, Inter Miami CF, LAFC, Minnesota United FC, Nashville SC, NYCFC, Philadelphia Union, Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC, and a full list of the local organizations to which their donations are being distributed can be found HERE.

As part of the donation effort, on Tuesday, April 21, Captain Morgan is kicking off The Captain's Challenge on Instagram featuring fans nutmegging someone (21 and over) or something at home. For every qualifying video that U.S fans over 21 share to their public Instagram, in their feed or stories, tagging @CaptainMorganUS and including the hashtag #CaptainMorganDonation, Captain Morgan will donate $25 (US) up to an additional $50,000 (US) on top of the initial pledge of $500,000 (US) to assist partner MLS club communities affected by COVID-19 [2] . To support this effort, they are teaming up with MLS legend Taylor Twellman to commentate on select fan submission videos (assets available HERE).

MLSstore.com's Cloth Face Coverings to Benefit Communities Affected by COVID-19

All league proceeds from the sales of new cloth face coverings featuring MLS team and League logos will benefit Feeding America © and Food Banks Canada. Additionally, Fanatics is donating one face covering for every face covering purchased. The face coverings, manufactured by Fanatics Brands and Majestic Threads, are available on MLSstore.com and feature all 26 clubs throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as the League logo (assets available HERE).

MLS and FOX Sports eMLS Tournament Special presented by Coca-Cola © and PlayStation ©

MLS and FOX Sports are hosting a five-episode eMLS Tournament Special presented by Coca-Cola © and PlayStation © in support of MLS Unites. Featuring MLS and eMLS players, the second round of the single-elimination EA SPORTSâ=84 cent FIFA 20 tournament will air Sunday, April 26 when Minnesota United FC (Tyler Miller & Jay Adams) takes on Sporting Kansas City (Wan Kuzain & Alexander 'ALEKZANDUR' Betancourt), and D.C. United (Paul Arriola & Mohamed 'KingCJ0' Diop) faces off against the New England Revolution (Diego Fagundez & John 'JKO' Oliveira). 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.

Headspace Helps People "Weathering the storm"

League partner Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, has unlocked a free, specially-curated "Weathering the storm" collection of meditation, sleep, and movement exercises in the Headspace app. Available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, the "Weathering the storm" compilation of resources can help everyone find some space to take care of their minds during the global health crisis.

Headspace is also providing free subscriptions to U.S., U.K., and French healthcare providers and free access to K-12 teachers, school administrators, and supporting staff in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia. For additional information on the available resources, visit headspace.com/covid-19.

MLS Unites was launched in partnership with the Major League Soccer Players Association. For additional ways the initiative is helping those in need, follow #MLSUnites. For more information on "MLS Unites," visit MLSsoccer.com/MLSUnites.

Click here for a complete list of what every MLS team is doing to make a positive impact on their communities.

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