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CBS News
01-05-2025
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- CBS News
Chicago Stars fire head coach Lorne Donaldson
The Chicago Stars have fired coach Lorne Donaldson after winning just one of six games to start the National Women's Soccer League season. Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday. Donaldson, who led the Jamaican national team to the knockout round at the 2023 Women's World Cup, was in his second season with Chicago. The Stars went 10-14-2 in his first season and made the playoffs. This season, the Stars have five losses and have scored just three goals, fewest in the 14-team league. They've also allowed 14 goals, most in the NWSL. Chicago has been hurt by the absence of forward Mallory Swanson, who hasn't played this season for unspecified personal reasons. "We are grateful to Lorne Donaldson for the culture, respect and sense of self-belief he helped build within our squad," general manager Richard Feuz said in a statement Wednesday. "We appreciate his work and wish him the best for the future." The Stars visit Gotham FC on Sunday.
The Guardian
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Chicago Stars fire head coach Lorne Donaldson after rough start
The Chicago Stars FC fired second-year head coach Lorne Donaldson after a 1-5-0 start. Masaki Hemmi, the first assistant coach, was named interim head coach on Wednesday. Hemmi is the Stars' fifth head coach – acting or permanent – since Nov. 22. 2021. 'We are grateful to Lorne Donaldson for the culture, respect and sense of self-belief he helped build within our squad,' said Richard Feuz, the Stars' general manager. 'We appreciate his work and wish him the best for the future.' The Stars hired Donaldson, then 68, in December 2023, hoping the former head coach of the Jamaican Women's National Team could turn around a franchise that has not won a playoff game since 2021. The team made the playoffs last season despite a 10-14-2 record, after finishing in last place in the National Women's Soccer League in 2023, and lost its opener to No. 1 seed Orlando Pride. The Stars are headed in the opposite direction of the playoffs this season, standing in last place with just three points. In their first six games, the Stars have scored three goals and given up 14. Their only victory came 13 April when they defeated Bay FC 2-1. The Stars next play on the road Sunday against Gotham FC (3-2-2, 11 points). Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion The team will play their first game without Donaldson on the road Sunday against Gotham FC.
Hamilton Spectator
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Stars fire coach Lorne Donaldson after poor start to the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Stars have fired coach Lorne Donaldson after winning just one of six games to start the National Women's Soccer League season. Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday. Donaldson, who led the Jamaican national team to the knockout round at the 2023 Women's World Cup , was in his second season with Chicago. The Stars went 10-14-2 in his first season and made the playoffs. This season, the Stars have five losses and have scored just three goals, fewest in the 14-team league. They've also allowed 14 goals, most in the NWSL. Chicago has been hurt by the absence of forward Mallory Swanson, who hasn't played this season for unspecified personal reasons. 'We are grateful to Lorne Donaldson for the culture, respect and sense of self-belief he helped build within our squad,' general manager Richard Feuz said in a statement Wednesday. 'We appreciate his work and wish him the best for the future.' The Stars visit Gotham FC on Sunday. ___ AP soccer:
San Francisco Chronicle
30-04-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Stars fire coach Lorne Donaldson after poor start to the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Stars have fired coach Lorne Donaldson after winning just one of six games to start the National Women's Soccer League season. Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday. Donaldson, who led the Jamaican national team to the knockout round at the 2023 Women's World Cup, was in his second season with Chicago. The Stars went 10-14-2 in his first season and made the playoffs. This season, the Stars have five losses and have scored just three goals, fewest in the 14-team league. They've also allowed 14 goals, most in the NWSL. Chicago has been hurt by the absence of forward Mallory Swanson, who hasn't played this season for unspecified personal reasons. 'We are grateful to Lorne Donaldson for the culture, respect and sense of self-belief he helped build within our squad,' general manager Richard Feuz said in a statement Wednesday. 'We appreciate his work and wish him the best for the future.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Stars fire coach Lorne Donaldson after poor start to the NWSL season
FILE - Chicago Red Stars head coach Lorne Donaldson, right, talks with referees on the sideline during an NWSL soccer match against the Orlando Pride, March 29, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Stars have fired coach Lorne Donaldson after winning just one of six games to start the National Women's Soccer League season. Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday. Advertisement Donaldson, who led the Jamaican national team to the knockout round at the 2023 Women's World Cup, was in his second season with Chicago. The Stars went 10-14-2 in his first season and made the playoffs. This season, the Stars have five losses and have scored just three goals, fewest in the 14-team league. They've also allowed 14 goals, most in the NWSL. Chicago has been hurt by the absence of forward Mallory Swanson, who hasn't played this season for unspecified personal reasons. 'We are grateful to Lorne Donaldson for the culture, respect and sense of self-belief he helped build within our squad,' general manager Richard Feuz said in a statement Wednesday. 'We appreciate his work and wish him the best for the future.' The Stars visit Gotham FC on Sunday. ___ AP soccer:
