{"id":22406,"date":"2020-06-23T13:37:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T13:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22406"},"modified":"2020-06-23T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T13:37:17","slug":"six-positive-covid-19-tests-force-u-s-womens-club-to-withdraw-from-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22406","title":{"rendered":"Six positive COVID-19 tests force U.S women\u2019s club to withdraw from competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/113027263_gettyimages-1178186134.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Unites States women\u2019s team, Orlando Pride have withdrawn from the NSWL Challenge Cup after six players of the team tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US is among the nations with the highest coronavirus cases in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s topflight, the NWSL is set to be the first league in the country to resume after sporting activities were in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orlando Pride were due to compete in a nine-team tournament, the NWSL Challenge Cup, starting on 27 July in Utah, before the test revelations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was obviously a difficult and disappointing outcome,\u201d said the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever this is a decision that was made in order to protect the health of all involved in the Challenge Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has world class players, such as Brazil\u2019s Marta, who holds the record of the only player in the world to score in five different World Cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USA internationals at the club include Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger and Sydney Leroux, along with Scottish striker Claire Emslie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Unites States women\u2019s team, Orlando Pride have withdrawn from the NSWL Challenge Cup after six players of the team tested positive for COVID-19. 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