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Colorado Rapids skipper Pablo Mastroeni has signed a contract extension with the MLS side.

The club has also confirmed that they have hired Gary Smith as their new head coach.

“I can honestly say, it wasn’t a hard decision for me,” Mastroeni said.

“The last two months of the season, with Gary at the helm, completely changed my mind about where I wanted to be, where my heart was.

“Coming out to training every day and sharing the field with my teammates in a competitive environment, an environment that I’ve wanted for years at the club level and unfortunately [only] found it at the national team level. We found that this year.”

[Source: MLSnet.com]

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