The United States women’s national soccer team announced Thursday it has parted ways with coach Vlatko Andonovski after the team’s disappointing World Cup run.
“All of us at U.S. Soccer thank Vlatko for his dedication to our Women’s National Team over the past four years,” U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker said in a press release. “Vlatko worked tirelessly for this team and has been a strong and positive leader for our women’s program. We’re grateful for everything he has contributed to U.S. Soccer and know he has a bright future in the sport.”
Crocker also announced that Twila Kilgore will serve as the USWNT’s interim coach while a search for a new coach takes place. Kilgore has served as an assistant coach for the past year and a half, and she became the first American-born woman to earn U.S. Soccer’s pro coaching license in 2021. She will lead the team in a pair of exhibition matches against South Africa on Sept. 21 in Cincinnati and Sept. 24 in Chicago.
