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What D.C. United sees in new coach Troy Lesesne
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Days until training camp opens and weeks until the MLS season starts, Troy Lesesne is sorting through a tall stack of tall tasks. It has been barely a week since he agreed to coach D.C. United, and there’s hardly time to catch his breath. The…
