ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Major League Soccer is one step closer to resuming play in 2020.

The MLS Players Association on Wednesday announced that it had ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, clearing the way for a tournament in Orlando this summer. The new agreement runs through the 2025 season, which includes an extra year from the previous agreement.

“Today’s vote also finalizes a plan to resume the 2020 season and provide players with certainty for the months ahead,” the MLSPA said in a statement announcing the deal. “It allows our members to move forward and continue to compete in the game they love.”

The MLS season was suspended in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

MLS is currently considering a plan for the league’s 26 teams to compete in a tournament in Orlando. Although full details of the tournament have not yet been released, the plan calls for games to be played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.

In a video conference call, MLS Commissioner Don Garber talked about the plan, which are still being finalized.

“We have a return-to-play plan that is something that we’ve been in discussion with with Disney and the Disney Wide World of Sports,” he said.

As part of the plan, players would arrive in Central Florida, with the tournament lasting "no more than 35 days" at the sports complex. Games would be played at without spectators.

Garber also said the plans includes a number of measures, including testing, sanitation and other protocols. 

The MLS is just one of the sports leagues looking to resume play at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The NBA confirmed last month that it was in talks with Disney to resume its season at the venue.