Sporting Kansas City player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of regular-season finale

Sporting Kansas City reported Thursday evening that one of the club’s first-team players had tested positive for COVID-19.

All other first-team players and staff have returned multiple negative tests and are not displaying symptoms, according to a news release from Sporting KC.

Confirmation of the coronavirus case comes after two positive tests for the player in question. The club has not disclosed the name of the player who tested positive.

The positive case is the first for the club since an unnamed player returned a positive test on Sept. 12.

The positive test comes just days ahead of Sporting KC’s regular-season finale at Real Salt Lake Sunday. That match, as of Thursday night, was still scheduled to proceed; kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. Central Time in Sandy, Utah.

This story was originally published November 5, 2020 at 7:20 PM with the headline "Sporting Kansas City player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of regular-season finale."