Will Kuntz
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We saw you guys play in England like every Saturday. And I was just like, Hey, what's going on with this guy in Toronto, right? He signed Michael Bradley. He signed Jermaine Defoe. And he was like, oh, that's my buddy, Bez. He just left the league office. I was like, well, what did he do? He's like, well, he worked on contracts and salary budgets. He has a law background.
We saw you guys play in England like every Saturday. And I was just like, Hey, what's going on with this guy in Toronto, right? He signed Michael Bradley. He signed Jermaine Defoe. And he was like, oh, that's my buddy, Bez. He just left the league office. I was like, well, what did he do? He's like, well, he worked on contracts and salary budgets. He has a law background.
I'm like, well, I work on contracts. I got a law background. I do salary stuff. I was like, you got to you got to get me in there. And he's like, all right, yeah, sure. So he threw my name in and it came back like a quick note from MLS. They're like, you take all the boxes, but but no, because we want somebody who's got soccer playing experience.
I'm like, well, I work on contracts. I got a law background. I do salary stuff. I was like, you got to you got to get me in there. And he's like, all right, yeah, sure. So he threw my name in and it came back like a quick note from MLS. They're like, you take all the boxes, but but no, because we want somebody who's got soccer playing experience.
I'm like, well, I work on contracts. I got a law background. I do salary stuff. I was like, you got to you got to get me in there. And he's like, all right, yeah, sure. So he threw my name in and it came back like a quick note from MLS. They're like, you take all the boxes, but but no, because we want somebody who's got soccer playing experience.
And then I kind of just, you know, said, no worries. And they called me a few months later and brought me in.
And then I kind of just, you know, said, no worries. And they called me a few months later and brought me in.
And then I kind of just, you know, said, no worries. And they called me a few months later and brought me in.
uh and i was i was like look if i don't leave baseball now this is my life and it's sexy and it's funny but i was worried that i'm always going to wonder what if right like if i could work for a team in europe if i could work like a high level uh you know mls team as the sport continues to grow like i never want to be regretting that right and then uh
uh and i was i was like look if i don't leave baseball now this is my life and it's sexy and it's funny but i was worried that i'm always going to wonder what if right like if i could work for a team in europe if i could work like a high level uh you know mls team as the sport continues to grow like i never want to be regretting that right and then uh
uh and i was i was like look if i don't leave baseball now this is my life and it's sexy and it's funny but i was worried that i'm always going to wonder what if right like if i could work for a team in europe if i could work like a high level uh you know mls team as the sport continues to grow like i never want to be regretting that right and then uh
So I was really excited to go work at the league office. And I get to the league office, and it's really cool because you're working with different clubs on different issues all the time, right? So I got Bruce Arena yelling at me and telling me I'm dumb. No surprise. And then I've got Garth Loggerway in Salt Lake trying to pull an okey-doke on me with some technicality on a rule.
So I was really excited to go work at the league office. And I get to the league office, and it's really cool because you're working with different clubs on different issues all the time, right? So I got Bruce Arena yelling at me and telling me I'm dumb. No surprise. And then I've got Garth Loggerway in Salt Lake trying to pull an okey-doke on me with some technicality on a rule.
So I was really excited to go work at the league office. And I get to the league office, and it's really cool because you're working with different clubs on different issues all the time, right? So I got Bruce Arena yelling at me and telling me I'm dumb. No surprise. And then I've got Garth Loggerway in Salt Lake trying to pull an okey-doke on me with some technicality on a rule.
And it was really great and interesting. The one thing that just killed me, though, is that we weren't competing, right? Like Friday, five o'clock comes. you know, we're, we're dipped out on Monday. And after 10 years in baseball, the Yankees, I was, I, I missed that. Right. And I really believe this world breaks out like really cleanly into like, you know, two camps at different times.
And it was really great and interesting. The one thing that just killed me, though, is that we weren't competing, right? Like Friday, five o'clock comes. you know, we're, we're dipped out on Monday. And after 10 years in baseball, the Yankees, I was, I, I missed that. Right. And I really believe this world breaks out like really cleanly into like, you know, two camps at different times.
And it was really great and interesting. The one thing that just killed me, though, is that we weren't competing, right? Like Friday, five o'clock comes. you know, we're, we're dipped out on Monday. And after 10 years in baseball, the Yankees, I was, I, I missed that. Right. And I really believe this world breaks out like really cleanly into like, you know, two camps at different times.
And one of those is like, you're either a league person or a club person. Right. And there's, I was just like, man, I'm a club guy and I need to get back to a club. And that eventually turned into, you know, my, my time at LAFC.
And one of those is like, you're either a league person or a club person. Right. And there's, I was just like, man, I'm a club guy and I need to get back to a club. And that eventually turned into, you know, my, my time at LAFC.
And one of those is like, you're either a league person or a club person. Right. And there's, I was just like, man, I'm a club guy and I need to get back to a club. And that eventually turned into, you know, my, my time at LAFC.