U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
FILE - Vlatko Andonovski, Head Coach of USA, looks on during the USA Training Session at Wellington Regional Stadium on July 26, 2023, in Wellington, New Zealand.
The four-time tournament champions struggled throughout the World Cup. A victory over Vietnam to kick off the group stage was followed by a pair of draws against Netherlands and Portugal — barely enough to get the team into the knockout stage, "We spent four years together. They got their first caps with me, they got their first national-team call-ups with me," Andonovski said. "We spent tough times, good times. I don’t want to see them like that. That’s all I think about."
The United States was bitten by injuries in the run-up to the tournament, losing a pair of key players. Mallory Swanson injured her knee during a friendly in April, and captain Becky Sauerbrunn couldn't recover from a foot injury in time. Andonovski was head coach of Seattle's OL Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League when he was hired. During his seven years in the NWSL, he led the now-defunct FC Kansas City from the league’s inception in 2013 until the club folded in 2017, winning two league titles with the team.
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