BEAVERTON, Ore. — The veteran goalkeeper, the team captain and the well-paid striker on Tuesday expressed sadness, surprise, disappointment.
They spoke fondly of their former boss, and of difficult phone conversations with John Spencer after he was fired midway through his second season as the head coach for the Portland Timbers.
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