CHICAGO - A spokesperson with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today that they were confident that very few, if any, players would die if they started the 2020 season soon.

“We are calling back the players to practice,” stated Amber Williams of the league front office. “They are all young, so likely they aren’t going to die if they get sick. And if they get sick, they just have to stay at home, isolate from everyone they know and hope they survive. Likely they will be fine.”

Fans are reportedly excited at the return of the league as many are hoping for a return to some level of normalcy.

“I always say you gotta break a few eggs to make an omelet,” stated Jasper Hughes of Orlando. “These women are all young. What’s the worst case scenario? We return to practice, start the league, have a few closed door games, have someone get sick and then die? Probably worth the effort then. We can’t keep the economy down like this. The league won’t survive if they don’t play games, so I ask the professional women soccer players of the nation to take one for the team, so to speak.”

With the NWSL calling players back in May, the league privately is hoping that everything is gonna be fine by then as they pin their hopes on 22 women exerting themselves on a field without having any kind of issues.

“It’s fine,” stated one anonymous NWSL employee. “What do we need for a game? 22 players? 4 referees? a bunch of camera operators? An editing truck? The coaching staff? We will just tell the players not to celebrate together.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as the NWSL plows ahead hoping for a vaccine.