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LOS ANGELES (AP) Bob Bradley rocks in his chair under the sizzling Southern California sun and gives an exaggerated New Jersey shoulder shrug. The Los Angeles FC coach can use his entire body to make a point, and he's emphasizing what's actually important about individual accolades, such as being named Major League Soccer's Coach of the Year for the third time.

"Individual awards are recognition of the team," Bradley said, naming LAFC general manager John Thorrington and "everybody else I get a chance to work with every day."

"I think we've created a good environment," he added. "I think we challenge each other every day. The most important part is you create an environment where people enjoy what they're doing. Everybody feels part of it. Players know when they show up every day that there's been a lot of thought that goes into what we do, and the culture that we're trying to build. For me, it's only recognition of all that."

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