News: MLS Coaching and Front Office - News & Discussion Thread 2024-25

I don't know how it is now, but back in the day most MLS teams did not actually have a scouting department. MLS had a contract with a scouting agency and teams would send that scouting agency a list of needs. At one time, the fact that the Sounders had their own scout (Chris Henderson) was a pretty big competitive advantage as Chris would go out and do his own scouting for the Sounders and he was a dedicated point of contact with MLS's scouting agency so he was able to get better results from them than other teams.

 

Jurgen Klopp is in at training for the New York Red Bulls today, ahead of Saturday’s Hudson River derby against NYCFC https://t.co/FUjXwn5Tsp

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) September 25, 2025

Jurgen Klopp is in at training for the New York Red Bulls today, ahead of Saturday’s Hudson River derby against NYCFC

 

Sources: Jim Curtin stepped away from conversations with the New England Revolution, ruling himself out of the running for the job due to family reasons.

Curtin likely not to take any job in 2026 due to those family reasons, barring special circumstances. https://t.co/mpM2zIK5rU

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) September 30, 2025

Sources: Jim Curtin stepped away from conversations with the New England Revolution, ruling himself out of the running for the job due to family reasons. Curtin likely not to take any job in 2026 due to those family reasons, barring special circumstances.

 

SKC makes it official: David Lee joins the club from NYCFC as president of soccer operations.

Lee has signed a seven-year contract.

Owner Michael Illig: “After a six-month global search, David was the clear and undeniable choice." https://t.co/41WiiwXu0X pic.twitter.com/r5PuzndoVn

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) September 30, 2025

SKC makes it official: David Lee joins the club from NYCFC as president of soccer operations. Lee has signed a seven-year contract. Owner Michael Illig: “After a six-month global search, David was the clear and undeniable choice."

 

New at @SBJ: @MLS has moved Charles Altchek into a new role overseeing club business performance and league growth. The move boosts his position as an internal candidate to potentially succeed Commissioner Don Garber, whose contract expires after 2027. https://t.co/a4kXNjUfNw

— Alex M. Silverman🏒⚽️ (@AlexMSilverman) September 30, 2025

New at
@SBJ
:
@MLS
has moved Charles Altchek into a new role overseeing club business performance and league growth. The move boosts his position as an internal candidate to potentially succeed Commissioner Don Garber, whose contract expires after 2027.

 

Wilfried Nancy is w/ me tonight @SiriusXMFC & he lit up when asked about CLA - constraints-led approach.

How the brain & body work together to assess our environment & move within it led to this training.

The #Crew96 coach says it's the best way to work👇

There is a fantastic… pic.twitter.com/ul1rL9wjLw

— Glenn Crooks (@GlennCrooks) September 30, 2025

Wilfried Nancy is w/ me tonight
@SiriusXMFC
& he lit up when asked about CLA - constraints-led approach. How the brain & body work together to assess our environment & move within it led to this training. The #Crew96 coach says it's the best way to work There is a fantastic piece from
@TheAthletic
which digs deep on CLA & the athletes utilizing that approach https://nytimes.com/athletic/6665943/2025/09/29/sports-training-cla-coaching-wembanyana-ohtani/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=314651&source=dailyemail

 

Altchek

Columbia -> Harvard -> Goldman Sachs (2 yr) -> Mets (3 yr) -> Red Bulls (2 yr) -> MLS since 2014

 

So the new Commish-to-be is just a baseball guy? What does he know about soccer?

 

My sarcasm senses just tingled.

 

But the real question is whether teams would have to replace Garberbucks by cashing Altcheks.

 

Who writes checks anymore??? It'll be AltCoins.

 

Can't wait for the first

"Control, Altcheck, Delete: MLS Set for a Reboot in New Command Window" headline.

 

This reminds me that the UK's newest piece of equipment to clean trail rails in the fall is called Ctrl, Alt, Deleaf.

 

Mandaric was granted Freedom of the City of Portsmouth (UK) in recognition of his contribution to Portsmouth FC.

 

If people are still wondering why the Rapids struggle, this comment should tell you where KSE ranks the Rapids in their portfolio:

https://www.denver7.com/news/360/mi...s-scene-isnt-just-hot-its-rebuilding-the-city

(The Dick is a 10 mile drive to Commerce City from Ball Arena where the "major sports teams" are.)

 

Bout time they gave Box LAX the love and attention it deserves!

 

Sell, sell, sell!!!! Well, that's what USMNT fans want MLS teams to do anyways........

Atlanta United transfer of Thiago Almada has been a nightmare. Instead of dealing him to another club, he was transferred to a “football holding company” — essentially an individual investor (the aforementioned John Textor) who is controlling owner of multiple teams.

One of… https://t.co/TN4FYZh7fR

— Joe Patrick (@japatrick200) October 15, 2025

Atlanta United transfer of Thiago Almada has been a nightmare. Instead of dealing him to another club, he was transferred to a “football holding company” — essentially an individual investor (the aforementioned John Textor) who is controlling owner of multiple teams. One of Textor’s clubs (technically his company’s “Eagle Football Holdings”), Olympique Lyon, was sanctioned to the second division by French soccer’s governing body just 2.5 years after Textor bought the team. Lyon successfully appealed the sanctions (called “administrative relegation”) only after Textor injected €90 million into the club this summer and stepped down as chairman and President. While all this was happening with Lyon, Textor was dealing with a different problem where one of his other teams, Crystal Palace, qualified for UEFA Europa League thanks to beating Manchester City to win the FA Cup this spring. UEFA disallowed Palace from competing due to Textor’s ownership of Lyon, which also qualified for Europa League. So in an attempt to appeal, Textor sold his shares of Palace to NY Jets owner Woody Johnson… all of which took place quickly over a span of a few months this summer, only for UEFA to ultimately reject the appeal anyway. All the while, Atlanta United is still waiting on Textor to hand over the money agreed to (reported ~€24 million) as part of the Almada deal, who Textor since SOLD TO ATLETICO MADRID for a reported €21 million. Upon completing the transfer with Atlanta, Textor placed Almada at Botafogo before transferring him to Lyon where he played last season. What a mess all around!

 

As someone reared in the American way of sports, I cannot wrap my head around the lawlessness of soccer.

 

What a weird post…do American teams routinely acquire players then renege on the deal? No, they do not.

So yes, I’m implying the true fact that American sports aren’t as lawless.

 

You are without a doubt the most interesting poster on this site. I don't know too many that are so sure that they are super intelligent, yet completely unaware that everything they say is hilariously idiotic.

 

Seriously what is it with you two. Just leave each other alone instead of dragging thread after thread down with your drama.