[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The first hire by New York City FC was a no-brainer. Former U.S. national team captain and U.S. Soccer youth technical director Claudio Reyna, who was named director of football on Wednesday, played for Manchester City, the expansion club’s majority owner.

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