Give the fledgling Los Angeles Football Club credit for this much: its executives aren't afraid to think outside the box.
The franchise's 24 deep-pocketed, well-connected owners could have lured just about anyone to Southern California to help put the team together for its 2018 Major League Soccer debut. But they took the unconventional route, making John Thorrington their executive vice president of soccer operations.
By all accounts Thorrington, 36, is exceptionally bright, hard-working and personable. And he has a wealth of soccer experience, having played in Europe and MLS and for the U.