Playing in MLS during a blizzard: ‘It’s like trying to run on an ice rink’

“My toes go first.” It usually happens that way when playing soccer in blizzard conditions according to Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Zac MacMath, who has played in snow games throughout his professional career. On Saturday in Utah, sideways-blowing snow whipped throughout America First Field in the city of Sandy, just outside Salt Lake City, during RSL’s 3-0 win over LAFC. “It was on top of snow the entire time.” Many players wore neck or face coverings When referee Aleksandar Zhelyazkov called full time in the 98th minute of RSL’s win, it capped off one of the wildest weather match days in MLS history and provoked questions regarding whether it should have been played at all. Members of the grounds crew shovel snow off the field “We don’t make those decisions about playing the game,” Farnes said.