Bruce Arena now holds the keys the to the New England Revolution’s kingdom.
The Revolution introduced Tuesday in an announcement they’ve employed the United States soccer icon as head coach and sporting director. Arena arrives in the future after the workforce parted methods with basic supervisor Mike Burns and 5 days after the workforce fired head coach Brad Friedel.
Arena now has the duty of boosting the fortunes of a membership that has didn’t qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs since 2015 and has gained simply three, drawn two and misplaced eight video games thus far this season.
“Bruce is one of the most successful coaches in American soccer history, and we feel his commitment to excellence, track record of winning championships in Major League Soccer, as well as his success at the international level, makes him the best person to bring the Revolution back to MLS Cup contention,” Revolution proprietor Robert Kraft mentioned. “We have known Bruce dating back to the advent of MLS, and we have full confidence that he will raise the level of our club to the standard we all expect and demand.”
Arena most just lately oversaw the final a part of the United States males’s nationwide workforce’s notorious failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He resigned as USA coach in October 2017, ending a year-long second stint answerable for the nationwide workforce.
Prior to that, Arena cast the winningest profession of any coach in current U.S. soccer historical past. His groups have gained 5 MLS Cups, three MLS Supporters’ Shields, one U.S. Open Cup title and one CONCACAF Champions’ Cup. He additionally gained the NCAA College Cup 5 instances as head coach of the University of Virginia males’s soccer workforce.
Arena additionally was USA’s head coach between 1998 and 2006. He led USA to the quarterfinal of the 2002 World Cup — its greatest end since 1930 — and coached the workforce on the 2006 World Cup.
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