“It never gets easier”: How reigning MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy navigated an offseason of change

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“It never gets easier”: How reigning MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy navigated an offseason of change

The smell of champagne had only just begun to fade from the LA Galaxy’s locker room, but dust certainly hadn’t had time to settle on Gaston Brugman’s MLS Cup MVP trophy before the midfielder’s phone rang. On the other end of the line was Greg Vanney. He was calling about Brugman’s trade to Nashville SC, a deal that was announced just 12 days after the Galaxy’s triumph at Dignity Health Sports Park.For Vanney, the difficult conversations were far…