THE FUSE

The squad had earlier completed a community training session at the Swope Soccer Village in sweltering heat, but the conditions turned rapidly as a major storm front moved in. As reported by The Athletic, they then received automated warning messages on their phones just after 8pm local time on Saturday from the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), that there was a ‘Severe Thunderstorm Warning’ and that they should “take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows”, with fears of winds of up to 80mph.