Not many aspects of Cristiano Ronaldo’s life go undocumented, so it was no surprise earlier this week when he interrupted his meal with the Portuguese national team for a photo op. Less than 24 hours later, Ronaldo was out of the squad and in isolation, the Portuguese soccer federation announced on Tuesday. Ronaldo wasn’t the only one to report for national-team duty and go back to his club with more than some extra frequent-flier miles. The past week has brought a steady drumbeat of positive tests in international soccer, underlining the risks of having hundreds of players from Europe’s coronavirus hot spots leave their clubs to jet around the world for two weeks before returning home. On Wednesday, the entire Juventus squad entered isolation after Ronaldo’s teammate, American midfielder Weston McKennie, also returned a positive test.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 14, 2020 10:01 UTC