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SOCCER ... AND MORE SOCCER

  Stop the presses! “The World’s Greatest Soccer Coach” is back. Major  League Soccer commissioner  Don Garber  reinstated  Bruce Arena ,  and he’s been talking to D.C. United (where his pro coaching career  began in 1996). You will recall Arena, who led the University of Virginia to five  NCAA championships, resigned as manager of MLS New England in  early September after being suspended by Garber for making  “inappropriate remarks.” Exactly what the always-outspoken Arena  said never was revealed … although there were reports the whole  thing had something to do with  Richie Williams , Rev assistant (and  former Richmond Kicker) who played for “The World’s Greatest” at  U.Va., and D.C. United. Le nding some  credence to Williams’ involvement was a former  teammate, who apparently knew  something , referring to him as ...”that  backstabbing son of a bitch.”  When Arena was put on adminis...