Wilfried Nancy was hired Tuesday to coach Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, replacing Caleb Porter.
Nancy was born in France and spent the last two seasons as coach of CF Montreal, which agreed to release Nancy and some of his assistants in exchange for compensation.
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Montreal had a team-best 20 wins, nine losses and five draws last season, finishing second in the Eastern Conference. The team was then eliminated from the playoffs by New York City FC in the conference semifinals.
