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Real Salt Lake: Value of the academy shines through in COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 global pandemic has shut sport down indefinitely. This week, the Eredivisie and French leagues were cancelled, the European Championships and Olympics have already been postponed until next summer, while Major League Soccer played two games and is hopeful of a June 8th restart, though serious hurdles must be overcome.

Of course, such extensive change impacts every aspect of sport, from the revenue of teams and leagues to the fitness and readiness of the players. But the area which will most likely be overturned as a result of the coronavirus is the transfer market, as MLS GMs explained this week.