Another match postponed

PLANTING TOMATO PLANTS, CA -- The Sunday 6 am match between Toronto FC and D.C. United was postponed at kickoff due to one "initial unconfirmed positive COVID-19 case" and one "inconclusive test".  To be safe, the match was postponed.  With Toronto FC getting into Orlando late (which is why this match was originally delayed from July 10), new testing was done Saturday.  The hope would be that the players will later test negative (such as the case with PGA golfer Cameron Champ).   And even if they do, this is not a false positive as these tests are more likely to give a false negative meaning the players MUST have had some low levels of COVID-19 that dissipated quickly.  Or that is what the spin doctors say.

Or more players will test positive on subsequent tests.  Then, the question is, was this a burst in the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort/ESPN WWOS Complex "bubble" or did the players get it in TOR or DC before the flight?  Trying to seclude themselves from COVID-19 like Prince Prospero did in "The Masque of the Red Death" only to succumb in the fake security.  We'll see.

With the max of 3 fields (though there is a spare training field that could also be used) and the brutal weather, scheduling becomes tough as it bumps into the knockout rounds.  Even TOR's original 3 1/2-day rest (next match is July 15 evening) seemed not to be in the players' best interest.  But by having everything at one site, flexibility is easier and no fans to worry about (maybe TV).