On Tuesday, New York City FC released some shocking news: Sporting Director David Lee is leaving the club after over ten years. What makes this news shocking is not that he is leaving. Rather, it is the fact that he is doing so before the end of the season and on his own accord. If he were to leave, then one would assume it would have been both him and the team agreeing to go different ways.
Lee is heading to Sporting Kansas City and will become the President of Soccer Operations & General Manager there.