New England Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena has been placed on administrative leave pending a review into allegations of “insensitive and inappropriate remarks,” MLS said on Tuesday.
“The organization takes any allegations of workplace misconduct extremely seriously and is working closely with the league and fully cooperating with its investigation,” the Revolution said in a statement.
Arena, 71, is one of the most decorated and successful coaches in American soccer history.
Now in his fourth season as Revolution head coach, Arena has won five MLS Cups, two with D.C. United (1996, 1997) and three with the LA Galaxy (2011, 2012, 2014). With 262 victories, he is the winningest coach in MLS history.
Arena has coached the U.S. men’s national team on two separate occasions. He led the team to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, the team’s best finish in the modern era, before staying on through the 2006 World Cup.
He returned for a second spell in 2016, taking over midway through the team’s ultimately unsuccessful qualifying cycle for the 2018 World Cup.
The Revolution will next play on Thursday against Liga MX side Atlas in the Leagues Cup round of 32.
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