Dave Kasper on his scouting trip to Japan

With Ben Olsen recently returning from a scouting trip to Europe, United?s offseason international evaluations are in full swing. Over the past week, Assistant Coaches Chad Ashton and Pat Onstad were checking out players in Africa and South America, respectively.

Now the Black-and-Red will have a technical staff representative in Asia, as General Manager Dave Kasper meets up with D.C. United Executive Chairman Will Chang. We caught up with Kasper prior to his departure for Tokyo, asking him about the nature of his visit to the Land of the Rising Sun.

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