September 20, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
SEATTLE, WASH. – The World Football Summit (WFS) today announced that Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey has been named the winner of the Best Executive Award, presented by Nolan Partners. Lagerwey edges fellow finalists Ivan Gazidis (CEO of AC Milan) and Karren Brady (Vice Chairman of West Ham United) for the honor, which is being presented at the WFS Awards on September 28 in Seville, Spain.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by the World Football Summit and accept this prestigious award. I’d like to give credit to everyone at Sounders FC for contributing to the spectacle that was our Concacaf Champions League title in May. With almost 70,000 fans packing Lumen Field to witness the club’s unprecedented championship, it was a tremendous way to cement Sounders FC’s place in the global football world,” said Lagerwey. “I’d like to acknowledge my fellow finalists Ivan and Karren, two phenomenal sports executives that I consider a privilege to be mentioned alongside of. I could not be more proud of what we have accomplished in my eight years in Seattle, and none of it would be possible without the excellent people I work alongside with at Sounders FC.”
Under Lagerwey, Sounders FC has amassed a 117-86-54 MLS regular-season record and 17-5-3 postseason record, including four MLS Cup Final appearances and two league championships. In 2022, the club became the first MLS team to claim the Concacaf Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup. On its development side, Sounders FC’s Academy has enjoyed a strong run, producing multiple First Team contributors and winning Generation Adidas Cup titles in 2018, 2019 and 2022, the U-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy championship in 2018 and the Youdan / Sheffield Cup from 2016-2019. Lagerwey has also been responsible for some of the most notable player signings in Sounders FC history, including Nicolás Lodeiro, Raúl Ruidíaz, Albert Rusnák, João Paulo, Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan, among others.
The WFS Awards were created in 2017 to acknowledge and reward the work done by professionals across the football industry’s different fields and sectors who, beyond the 90 minutes of game, strive to make this sport a real economic engine. Lagerwey is now part of a group that includes former winners like Giuseppe Marotta (former General Manager of Juventus), Darren Eales (current CEO of Newcastle…
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