Former U.S. team defender and Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos was named the new president of soccer operations and general manager for the Portland Thorns on Tuesday.

Agoos replaces Karina LeBlanc, who has moved on to an ... Agoos served as technical director of the New York Red Bulls from 2007-11 before working in several roles for MLS, most recently as ...

A legend as a player and then a longtime executive at Major League Soccer, Agoos will replace Karina LeBlanc ... as technical director for the New York Red Bulls, and then moved to a role with ...