Sporting Kansas City have named David Lee as their president of soccer operations and general manager, the club announced Tuesday. He's signed a seven-year contract through 2032.

Lee most recently served as sporting director for New York City FC and was with the club since their inaugural season in 2014 across multiple roles.

The England native will serve as Sporting KC's chief soccer officer and play an executive leadership role in all areas of the club's soccer enterprise, including first-team roster management, player recruitment, scouting, analytics, technical staff oversight and the continued development of Sporting KC II and the Sporting KC Academy.

Lee will report directly to Sporting KC's ownership group. He will oversee sporting director Mike Burns and interim head coach Ker

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