KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Former Chicago Fire coach Rafael Wicki was hired Monday as coach of Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City.
Wicky has agreed to a two-and-a-half year contract through the 2027-28 season, a first for MLS under the summer-spring calendar that aligns with most European leagues.
Peter Vermes, who has been coaching the team since 2009, said: He left last March after KC lost five of their first six games.. Kelly Zavagnin took over as interim coach, and KC finished last among the 15 teams in the Western Conference with 28 points, with seven wins, 20 losses, and seven ties.
Wicky, 48, played 75 times for Switzerland between 1996 and 2008. He coached Basel from 2017 to 2018, and then coached the U.S. national team at the 2019 U-17 World Cup. Americans finished last in their group..
he inherited the fire 2020 and ‘twenty oneHe then coached Young Boys in Switzerland from June 2022. March 2024, 2023 Swiss League Champion.
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