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Toronto FC, despite missing some key personnel, held Club Leon to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League round-of-16 tie Wednesday.

Toronto FC has resumed full training after an outbreak of COVID-19 that sent players and staff home to self-isolate.

Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after "multiple" positive COVID-19 tests. The Major League Soccer club did not identify who tested positive, saying only they were members of the "team delegation."

The Montreal Impact are rebranding, changing the Major League Soccer club's moniker to Club De Foot Montreal — or CF Montreal.

Lucas Zelarayan scored midway through the first half and added the clincher in the 82nd minute and the Columbus Crew won the franchise's second MLS Cup title, beating the defending champion Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night.

Gustav Svensson scored off a corner kick in the final moments of second-half stoppage time, and the Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 3-2 on Monday night to advance to the MLS Cup final.

Artur scored in the 59th minute and the Columbus Crew advanced to the MLS Cup title game with a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday in the Eastern Conference final.

Toronto FC saw its Major League Soccer season end Tuesday, dropping a 1-0 extra time decision to Nashville SC in playoff action. Toronto was heavily favoured heading into the game, having finished the regular season with a 13-5-5 record, the second-best in the league.

Benji Michel's goal in a second penalty shootout and a late save by a reserve defender summoned to play goalie helped send Orlando City into the MLS Eastern Conference semifinals with a wild 1-1 (6-5) victory over NYCFC on Saturday.

Major League Soccer plans to play an entire 2021 regular season while working around the international calendar, which was made busier because of events pushed back by the pandemic.