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Article: Nowak to Leave D.C. for U.S. Team; United Coach Will Become an Assistant and Be Replaced by Soehn, Sources Say
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- The Washington Post
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- December 21, 2006
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Peter Nowak, who guided D.C. United to the MLS championship in
2004 and the league's best record this year, will leave the club to
become a U.S. national team assistant coach, sources close to the
situation said last night.
United will hold a news conference this morning at RFK Stadium
and, according to sources, introduce Tom Soehn, Nowak's top
assistant for three years, as the new coach. Team officials declined
to discuss the nature of the announcement.
Nowak's contract with United was to expire this month and
although he and team president Kevin Payne had discussed a new deal
in recent weeks, the Polish-born coach decided to accept an offer
from U.S. interim coach Bob Bradley.
Even if ...