Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames has resigned effective at once, the group introduced on Sunday.
The news comes an afternoon after the Red Stars suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Washington Spirit inside the NWSL Championship match.
“For 11 years, I even have dedicated myself to assist build the Chicago Red Stars into one of the top international golf equipment,” Dames said in a announcement.
“Effective nowadays, I’m refocusing my attention to my own family and future endeavors, and I am resigning as educate of the Chicago Red Stars. I’d like to thank the Chicago Red Stars enterprise, the lovers and the players who I actually have had the opportunity to paintings with of their professional soccer careers.”
While the group performed its first season in 2013, Dames joined the premature project in 2011 to build from the ground up. As of Saturday, he stood as the longest tenured instruct in the NWSL.
“Under Rory’s leadership we had been a remarkably constant and awesome club on the field,” the Red Stars stated in a declaration.
“We always examine our group and the front office surroundings, and given the dynamic trade underway within the league, it is time to begin the next bankruptcy of the Red Stars with a search for new leadership of the crew.”
The Chicago-based NWSL facet gained their best trophy below Dames, the USASA National Women’s Open in 2012. The group managed to reach the NWSL championship very last 3 consecutive instances, failing to clinch the trophy whenever.
In a season marked by means of turmoil and injuries, the Red Stars fought till the very give up. They entered Saturday’s very last with out defender Casey Krueger and ahead Kealia Watt, who exited the semifinal early after struggling a knee damage. During the final, Vanessa DiBernardo and Mallory Pugh have been subbed off with accidents.
Midfielder Morgan Gautrat now credits Dames for preserving the crew appearing.
