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Bred in the Bundesliga: Meet Axel Schuster

VANCOUVER, BC – It’s not every day you come across a resume with the reigning UEFA Champions League-winning head coach listed as a reference, but that was the case for new Whitecaps FC sporting director Axel Schuster. That, and 20 years of experience at the top levels of German football.

Schuster, who was announced as the club’s sporting director on Friday after an extensive global search, will report directly to ownership and oversee all technical aspects of the club from youth to first team.

And he’s been itching to get started.