Until Monday, the New England Revolution was the only MLS club not to have a Designated Player under contract for the 2016 season. That changed when it acquired 26-year-old Ivorian XavierKouassi,who will join the Revs from Swiss club FC Sion upon the opening of the secondary transfer window in mid-July.

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