The first month of the J. League’s return to play went off — more or less — without a hitch.
The last two weeks have been far bumpier.
In that span, seven players, one team staffer and a part-time employee at a team dorm have tested positive for COVID-19. Two games were postponed as a result of the positive tests, while a third was in question as of Friday and a scheduled national team training camp was canceled entirely.