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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Alexander Abnos

CF Montreal fire head coach Marco Donadel after terrible start to season

Marco Donadel instructs Noah Streit during CF Montréal's match at Sports Illustrated Stadium
Marco Donadel could not pull Montreal out of their current spiral. Photograph: Ira L Black/Getty Images

CF Montreal have fired head coach Marco Donadel, the club announced on Sunday. The move comes after Saturday’s 2-1 loss against the Philadelphia Union kept the club joint-bottom of the MLS standings.

Philippe Eullaffroy, who rejoined the club this year as an assistant coach after founding the club’s academy in 2010, will serve as interim head coach “until a permanent head coach is hired,” the club said in a brief statement.

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