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D.C. United Chariman and CEO Jason Levien, pictured here, and his new general manager and chief … [+] soccer officer Ally Mackay have one thing in common: They both once worked as player agents. Getty Images Ally Mackay became the first new top soccer executive at D.C. United in roughly two decades when he was appointed as GM and chief soccer officer this week. And in accepting the offer from club chairman and CEO Jason Levien, he also entered into a very unique battery — a former player agent turned club executive, hired by a former player agent turned team owner. But as unusual as that combination may be, Mackay will inherit a position with the potential to set a new trend in MLS and possibly beyond with a successful tenure at one of the league’s original giants. And if he can lean upon his connections from his days representing player interests and the lessons he learned as Nashville SC’s assistant GM to restore D.C. to a trophy contending club, it’s the kind of turnaround that is bound to lead to copycats. United’s position as a former dynasty fallen on hard times provides an opportunity for Mackay to make a larger impression than at most clubs. United are one of a handful of MLS originals to have struggled in recent years, despite the 2018 opening of the long-awaited Audi Field that was supposed to propel the team back to its former glory. In reality the opposite has happened, with D.C. only reaching the playoffs twice since the venue opened. D.C. still leads all MLS clubs in combined domestic and international major trophies won — 13 in total — and yet it hasn’t lifted one since a somewhat unlikely run to the 2013 U.S. Open Cup title in an otherwise miserable…

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