The COVID-19 pandemic brought about new challenges and intensified existing difficulties. The life of a professional athlete involves sacrifice and oftentimes missing events that can be taken for granted. While some may view Major League Soccer’s sojourn to Walt Disney World as a sunny vacation in an artificial dreamland, the tournament presented a mental challenge for some players. As New York Red Bulls goalkeeper David Jensen said, “It’s been f***ing hard.”
“In sports, it has been good,” the Dane said in an interview with Asbjørn Højris Schmidt of the DR. “I have done well, played the matches and built a good relationship with everyone on the team.