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MLS 2024 SEASON PREVIEW
MATEUSZ BOGUSZ
LOS ANGELES FC
2023 Record: 14-10-10, 52 points (MLS Cup Finalist)
Head Coach: Steve Cherundolo
Key Returning Players: FWD Denis Bouanga (20 goals), MID Carlos Vela
(9 goals, 12 assists), and DEF Ryan Hollingshead (25 points)
Key Additions: GK Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), DEF Omar Campos (Santos Laguna), and FWD David Martinez (Monagas)
Key Departures: DEF Giorgio Chiellini (Retired), DEF Diego Palacios (Corinthians), and MID Filip Krastev (Lommel-Bulgaria)
LOS ANGELES GALAXY
2023 Record: 8-14-12, 36 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Greg Vanney
Key Returning Players: MID Riqui Puig (7 goals, 8 assists), DEF Maya Yoshida (12 starts, Japanese International), and FWD Dejan Joveljic (6 goals, 4 assists)
Key Additions: FWD Gabriel Pec (Vasco
de Gama), DEF Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Fortune), and GK John McCarthy (LAFC) Key Departures: MID Douglas Costa (Fluminense), FWD Chicharito (Chivas de Guadalajara), and FWD Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC)
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
2023 Record: 10-13-11, 41 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Cameron Knowles (Interim) Key Returning Players: MID Mathieu Choiniere (5 goals, 5 assists), GK Jonathan Sirois (32 starts), and MID Victor Wanyama (20 starts)
Key Additions: MID Alejandro Bran (Herediano), MID Carlos Harvey (Phoenix Rising), and DEF Victor Eriksson (Varnamo- Sweden)
Key Departures: MID Jan Gregus (Houston Dynamo), DEF Ethan Bristow (Loan- Stockport County), and FWD Cameron Dunbar (Orange County SC)
RAHEEM EDWARDS
CF MONTREAL
2023 Record: 12-17-5, 41 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Laurent Courtois
Key Returning Players: MID Mathieu Choiniere (5 goals, 5 assists), GK Jonathan Sirois (32 starts), and MID Victor Wanyama (20 starts)
Key Additions: DEF Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Galaxy), FWD Matias Coccaro (Club Athletic Huracan), and FWD Josef Martinez (Inter Miami CF)
Key Departures: FWD Aaron Herrera
(DC United), FWD Romell Quioto (Tractor SC-Iran), and Ahmed Hamdi (SC Zamalek- Egypt)
NASHVILLE SC
2023 Record: 13-11-10, 49 points (Western Conference Round One, Leagues Cup Finalist)
Head Coach: Gary Smith
Key Returning Players: MID Hany Mukhtar (Best XI, 15 Goals, 11 Assists), DEF Walker Zimmerman (Best XI), and MID Alex Muyl (23 starts)
Key Additions: MID Dru Yearwood (New York Red Bulls), FWD Tyler Boyd (Los Angeles Galaxy), and MID Isaiah Jones (Homegrown Player)
Key Departures: FWD Fafa Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps), MID Dax McCarty (Atlanta United FC), and FWD Ethan Zubak (Los Angeles Galaxy)
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
2023 Record: 15-9-10, 55 points (Eastern Conference Round One)
Head Coach: Caleb Porter
Key Returning Players: MID Carles Gil (11 goals, 15 assists), DEF Dave Romney (34 starts), and DEF DeJuan Jones (24 starts) Key Additions: DEF Nick Lima (Austin FC), DEF Jonathan Mensah (San Jose Earthquakes), and GK Henrich Ravas (Widzewn Lodz-Poland)
Key Departures: FWD Gustavo Bou (Talleres), FWD Justim Rennicks (AC Oulu), and DEF Omar Gonzalez (FC Dallas)
SAM SURRIDGE
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