“To find a job in management in soccer where I’m needed. That’s what I’ve groomed myself for for a long time. I think it’s pretty much known throughout Major League Soccer that I’ve been waiting for the right soccer job. I may end up coaching a little, but I enjoy managing people, and for me managing a soccer team would be ideal – it’s in my blood.”
— Tony Meola, who was waived by the New York Red Bulls after the 2006 season, explains why he’s moved back to Overland Park, Kan., in The Kansas City Star‘s gossip column Cowtown Confidential, in which local celebrities reveal their plans for 2007 and their “freakiest” holiday gifts.