(From left) Dan Flynn, Jim Kavanaugh, Paul Edgerley, Terry C. Matlack, and St. Louis native and former MLS star Taylor Twellman, look out from backstage at the cheering crowd of soccer supporters during a rally at Ballpark Village in St. Louis in March. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
David CarsonFlynn was on hand, in suit and tie, for the announcement of the expansion team. He was with the ownership group throughout the process that made that announcement happen. And now the news of his retirement from U.S. Soccer is official. No more potential conflict of interest.