• Latif Blessing, an LAFC original, was traded to New England for $400,000 in 2023 GAM and up to $300,000 in conditional GAM. Blessing, 27, is LAFC’s all-time leader in games played (145) and minutes played (9,749) though his 1,332 minutes played in 2022 were the fewest in six MLS seasons … Aaron Long posted a thank-you message to the New York Red Bulls and their fans after seven seasons with the club. The U.S. international (unused at the World Cup) is MLS’s most sought-after free agent defender. His destination? Perhaps LAFC, reported MLSSoccer.com’s Tom Bogert.

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