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MEXICO CITY -- Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla is the most recognizable person in Mexico to contract the coronavirus, at least as of March 24. Clearly, big decisions about the future of soccer are on hold with the league currently on hiatus and Bonilla recovering.

But the unexpected recess also provides Mexican soccer with an opportunity for reflection, a pause to look inside itself.

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There are multitude of challenges and opportunities, including promotion/relegation, how much to gravitate towards Major League Soccer and the make up of its second division.

Mexican soccer has been pushed and pulled by different influences and ideas over its history. Bordering the United States and permeated by the country's unique sporting culture, Mexico is also an important part of Latin America and has a strong historical connection to Europe.

In part, those influences have led to a league system that is an anomaly, an outlier on the world stage, created by the fusion of differing ideas. No other league has the combination of two seasons and two champions per year, playoffs and a relegation system that is based on a points-per-game basis over the last three years (six seasons).

The lure of CONMEBOL and its higher standard of competition saw Mexican club teams play in the prestigious Copa Libertadores between 1998 and 2016, while the Mexican national team played in the Copa America from 1993 until 2016, finishing runner-ups twice.

But the joint 2026 World Cup bid has pulled Mexico ever closer to the United States and Canada and towards its natural geographical home in CONCACAF.

Liga MX and MLS officially partnered up in March 2018 in one of the most ambitious joint projects in global soccer. The expressed "dream" is a joint league. Ventures like Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, potential inter-league play with points at stake, an All-Star game and increased cross-over at youth level are stepping stones in a confidence-building process.

But before taking any big next step, Liga MX needs to get its house in order. It needs to have a clear idea of where it wants to go and make the necessary changes to get there. And that's not easy in a league in which the diverse club owners have to agree on the big decisions.

At the front and center of the current debate about Liga MX's future is the system of promotion and relegation. Meetings on the issue have been put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, but it'll be back on the table once the league resumes.