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Garth Lagerwey tells wild story of training in Germany after high school and more on MLS podcast

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Seattle Sounders General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey joined the crew of MLS’ “ExtraTime Radio” that was released on Thursday, and it was a doozy.


Lagerwey discusses training with a retired professional goalkeeper in Germany, playing for a fourth-division German team and exploring Berlin shortly after the wall fell. He also dishes on the intricacies of managing a soccer organization and how Major League Soccer can play a role in U.S. Soccer development.



You can listen above or check out the full podcast here.

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