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Opinion: The duality of Michael Burns’ legacy in New England soccer

By Jonathan SigalMay 14, 2019

Michael Burns, right, with MLS commissioner Don Garber and former US Soccer president Sunil Gulati. (Fred Kfoury III/Getty Images)

Something else had to change.

That was the general consensus among national and local reporters, New England Revolution fans, and insiders who have a pulse on the comings and goings of Major League Soccer. Firing head coach Brad Friedel last Thursday after a 12-21-13 stretch was a necessary step, most agreed, but the pressure just kept on coming.

And so the gauntlet fell Monday evening with a 7 p.m. press release. The subject line simply read: New England Revolution part ways with general manager Michael Burns.

Purely from an X’s and O’s perspective, the move made a lot of sense.

Tags: Michael Burns, MLS, New England Revolution

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