Like a beehive, the lobby at the Manhattan Beach Marriott is abuzz with officials from teams all around Major League Soccer as they work to find any bit of information from their counterparts around the league. Every coach, GM and scout takes a different approach to how they work the room, but they all agree on one aspect.
“It’s a madhouse,” laughed Real Slat Lake Head Coach Jeff Cassar.
Longtime friends and former teammates who now work in various front offices around the league, meet and greet each other with ear-to-ear grins, handshakes and hugs. And while the conversations flow each angles for a bit of information that may help form rosters, draft specific players or form the basis for trades that may or may get finalized.