Chris Wright joins Minnesota United as the organization’s first CEO after 26 years with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, including the last 13 years as President. Growing up in England, though, his first love was soccer, and it was only after a — by his account — brief career as a player and then a coach and manager that he came stateside to work in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He eventually made his way to Minnesota to serve as the general manager of the Minnesota Strikers.
Here, Wright talks about his playing experience in his home country, the way the game has changed, the growth of MLS and a little bit about how he spends his minimal amount of downtime.