The lessons a fledgling competition learnt from the pandemic

The Canadian Premier League was forced to fundamentally adapt the competition in only its second year of operation.

Decisions were made with an eye to the future, like extending the contracts of international players who could not enter the country.

The league's leadership adopted an evidence-based approach to decision-making which it intends to continue in the future.

This article is part of a series of interviews with football executives asking what they learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic.