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Just received an announcement from Major League Soccer. Bottom line, no tampering by Seattle, but some compensation for Columbus. And Seattle's willingness to pay that compensation is simply another neon arrow pointing to Sigi Schmid as the eventual inaugural coach.
“We believe Sigi is the best coach in Major League Soccer and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to pursue contract negotiations with him,” FC general manager Adrian Hanauer said in a press release. “There were never any improprieties and the
league’s statement confirms this. There was some language in his contract that was ambiguous, but rather than going through a long, drawn out process we came to an agreement.”
Here's the MLS release:
Major League Soccer announced today that the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders FC resolved a potential contractual issue regarding former Crew coach Sigi Schmid. Columbus acquired allocation money and cash from Seattle, thus releasing Schmid from contractual obligations and allowing him to proceed with his contract negotiations with Seattle. In connection with this matter, Major League Soccer found no evidence of tampering by Seattle Sounders FC.
