News: MLS Coaching and Front Office - News & Discussion Thread 2025-26

Mr. Orwell has entered the chat.

 

Link?

 

https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/head-coach-javier-mascherano-departs-inter-miami-cf

 

Lesesne should have only been given a ten game runway in DC last year, look what that got us.

Weiler should be gone now. It’s all about the next hire. Preferably an experienced MLS head. I’d take an MLS 2.0 coach to stabilize the ship, not looking for someone to impose a new system that fails across two seasons again.

Thx,

Jay!

 

I guess my big question, as an RSL fan(boy), is JaviMo sticking around? He wasn’t part of the 2025 staff that joined Mascherano. He was appointed interim manager last time there was turnover, but not this time. Curious what his future is with the club, (and Santi).

 

It seems like he is not.

Post by @joeclowery.bsky.social — Bluesky

The technical staff page on Miami's website returns MLS's 404 page.

 

The Athletic hinting that Mascherano's departure was heavily influenced by Messi's disappointment about recent results.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/72...ascherano-inter-miami-exit-details-messi-mls/

 

https://bsky.app/profile/johnspacemuller.com/post/3mjx7sytisk2e

 

The original Puck article is more informative (and less reflexively MLS negative):
https://archive.is/LpakE

 

Maybe I’m naive about the relationship between the business of soccer and the sport of soccer, maybe I’m wrong to think improving the sport could do a hell of slot to support the business of soccer…but I’d like that list to have the inverse ratio of soccer people to non soccer people.

Because Hans Schroeder was a character on Boardwalk Empire it’s not easy to find out where this guy is from. Maybe he’s from Germany or Austria or Switzerland.

 

He's a yank. Graduated from Princeton.

 

DMAs 170-180:

Dothan, AL
Utica, NY
Clarksburg, WV
Harrisonburg, VA
Jackson, TN
Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk
Charlottesville, VA
Lake Charles, LA
Elimira Corning, NY
Watertown, NY
Bowling Green, KY

The ones in the 150s and even 160s are generally more notable, but you're getting down into the 70k population areas. Still large compared to some of the European urbanizations that have third division teams of course.

And that 150 (+30-60 something in MLS and reserves) would include a lot of second teams in markets.

 

For being an MLSNP team this is nice!

First day in our new home 🥹💙 pic.twitter.com/MwB63FMzWk

— Chattanooga FC (@ChattanoogaFC) May 4, 2026

 

I did notice some nice digs in between the shots of the espresso machine.

 

Are those real baristas or AI? Quick, count their fingers.

 

Colorado Rapids hire two executives, reshape team front office

The Major League Soccer team aims to create traction with fans and return to national relevance.

The rest is behind a paywall.

Colorado Rapids hires execs to lead MLS club's brand refresh - Denver Business Journal https://share.google/eypbAx55r5CV7pJCX

 

https://www.coloradorapids.com/news...trategy-elizabeth-defeo-as-vp-of-partnerships

Tried to strip out some of the marketing/hype talk and just give the relevant details. Sean Sullivan, aka Sully, was the long-time liaison between the Front Office and Centennial 38 and everyone is happy to hear of his promotion. He still steps in from time to time to help us out. Kinser has also done some of that work with us too though it was never her primary responsibility.