Kevin Payne
Kevin Payne
Kevin J. Payne, is a U.S. soccer executive and former president and general manager of Toronto FC. He was the president and chief executive officer of D.C. United from 1994 to 2012. He is also chairman of the technical committee and board member for the U.S. Soccer Federation and vice chairman of the U.S. Soccer Foundation...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth5 March 1953
agent decide run
An agent doesn't run our team. And, frankly, his agent doesn't decide where he plays.
change
Very little will change in the way we do things.
balls clear continue errors games gotten judgment left played players punished relatively simple sloppy
We continue to make relatively simple errors, ... Errors of judgment where players are left unmarked. We have opportunities to clear a ball, (and) we don't do it. We play sloppy balls that end up going to the other team. We've gotten punished for it in the big games we've played this year.
bit broader deal experience expressing gets huge lack needs perspective reaction turned
My first reaction is that it's Freddy, out of a lack of experience, expressing frustration over something that he probably needs to have a little bit broader perspective on, ... Unfortunately, it gets turned into a huge deal because it's Freddy.
close game knew last
We knew it was going to be a close game like last year.
believe closer money morning moving point wake worry
We believe that we're moving closer and closer to the point where we wake up in the morning and worry about how much money we're going to make.
good
It's not perfect, ... but it's about as good as it could be.
ball body fell grabbed knock needed
It was a big interception. I went up to try to knock it down, and I fell on the ground. The ball fell on my body and I grabbed it. It was big for the team. We needed that at that point.
ball body fell grabbed knock needed
It was a big interception, ... I went up to try to knock it down, and I fell on the ground. The ball fell on my body and I grabbed it. It was big for the team. We needed that at that point.
everybody played together victory
Everybody played together as a team. That's why we got the victory.
both concerns fit mutual sides ultimately
It was a mutual decision. There were concerns on both sides that this probably was not ultimately going to be the right fit for anybody.
ancient forward freddy good history looking move training
It's ancient history and we move on, ... From what I've heard, Freddy had a good day of training and he's looking forward to this weekend.
best few major offer players somewhere teams worry
There are very few teams in the world, even major clubs, that don't have to worry their best players will get a better offer somewhere else.
best both conclusion decision interests parts reached
There's been a decision that was reached mutually to terminate the sale. There was a conclusion reached on both parties' parts that it probably was not in their best interests to go forward, that it was not the right kind of marriage.