The NWSL’s Houston Sprint introduced Tuesday with head coach Fran Alonso lower than a 12 months after he was employed.
Houston at the moment with 17 factors by 22 video games. There are 4 video games remaining within the common season and the Sprint have managed simply 4 wins and a league-worst minus-20 aim differential.
Alonso was employed in December 2023 and had been away from the workforce for the reason that finish of June with what the workforce initially described as an “sickness” earlier than not too long ago calling it a go away of absence.
“The Houston Sprint and head coach Fran Alonso have agreed to half methods in lieu of a return from his go away of absence. We thank Frank for his contributions to the workforce and want him properly in his future endeavors.
“Ricky Clarke will proceed to guide the workforce and can function interim head coach for the rest of the season.
“The group plans to announce a brand new basic supervisor whose function will embrace the collection of the subsequent head coach.”
Assistant coach Ricky Clarke, who has been interim head coach throughout Alonso’s absence, will end the common season within the function. Fellow assistant Gilberto Damiano is now not listed on the workforce’s web site.
It has been an fascinating season off the sector for the Sprint. Alonso was employed final December by former basic supervisor Alex Singer. In July, Singer was fired and the workforce has but to rent a alternative.
Clarke taking on for Alonso means the Sprint have had 9 totally different head coaches, together with interims, in 10 years.
Previous to taking the , Alonso managed Scottish facet Celtic F.C. Ladies for 4 years, main them to back-to-back Scottish Ladies’s Cups and the 2021-22 Scottish Ladies’s Premier League Cup.