Japan's pro baseball, football eye league games without fans for 1st time

After their sixth liaison meeting to discuss coronavirus countermeasures, Japan's pro baseball and pro soccer establishments began talking Thursday about playing official games behind closed doors."I believe we cannot avoid opening play without fans in the stands," Nippon Professional Baseball's commissioner Atsushi Saito said following an online meeting of NPB's 12 teams.The chairman of Japan's pro soccer J-League, Mitsuru Murai, said holding games behind closed doors was now an option that must be considered when the season resumes.Both establishments agreed they would not hold any games …READ FULL ARTICLE