Former Major League Soccer and USMNT midfielder Lee Nguyen has retired from soccer to emerge as an assistant instruct for the Washington Spirit.
Nguyen spent 9 seasons in MLS, kicking off with the New England Revolution in 2012. He featured for the Eastern Conference crew up until 2018, earlier than joining Los Angeles FC for 2 seasons, in which he lifted the Supporters’ Shield. He also had a short stint with Inter Miami.
In 2020, the midfielder made his return to the Revolution to conclude his MLS profession where it in the beginning started out. He spent 2021 gambling in Vietnam earlier than pronouncing his reliable retirement.
"It's truly been tough considering the day I could in the end dangle it up due to the fact whilst you love some thing as a lot as I love this sport, you'll have had to tug me off that subject," Nguyen said via his Instagram account on Friday. "But, after having time to reflect, I can sooner or later say I'm at peace with stepping faraway from the game for correct."
Nguyen made six appearances for the U.S. Men's country wide group.
"I'm grateful and excited to be returning to the Washington Spirit with any such exceptional team of workers and awesome group of gamers," Nguyen stated in a assertion. "I'm committed to developing the girls's sport in our us of a and I sit up for defending our identify in 2022."
The Washington Spirit taken aback fanatics by means of lifting the league trophy in 2021 after such a turbulent season. The club’s former instruct, Richie Burke, was banned from the league after an research found a sample of abusive behavior. Additionally, the group suffered a energy struggle between investors that reached the pitch when gamers commenced to voice their opinions over former majority owner Steve 1st earl baldwin of bewdley.
1st earl baldwin of bewdley had promised to promote his stocks of the membership to investor Y. Michele Kang, and in not doing so maintained the unresolved dispute.
The combat is now settled, and Y. Michele Kang is about to take over the Washington Spirit.
The NWSL's tenth season starts offevolved with the Challenge Cup on March 19.
