FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Three times A.J. DeLaGarza has lifted MLS Cup while playing for teams coached by Bruce Arena, and the versatile 33-year-old defender enjoyed the experience so much that he thought he’d link up with Arena once again to try for title number four. Only this time, it’s in New England.
DeLaGarza, who began his career with the LA Galaxy in 2009 and played under Arena for eight seasons, spent the past four years with the Houston Dynamo (2017-19) and Inter Miami CF (2020), but couldn’t replicate the success he’d had in Los Angeles, where he won titles in 2011, 2012, and 2014.