Sporting KC Fires Wicky After Last-Place West Finish

Sporting Kansas City fired head coach Raphael Wicky after one season, ending a campaign in which the club finished last in the Western Conference with a 7-22-5 record and 26 points. The team conceded a league-record 81 goals, lost an MLS-high 22 games and scored the fewest goals in the West; a 1-0 win in its finale kept it from finishing last overall. Assistant coaches Edu Rubio and Ash Wallace will also leave, and the club has begun searching for a new coach. Sporting said it made the change after a review of a difficult, transitional season, while roster decisions are expected separately.