Jurgen Klinsmann is out as head coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati fired him Monday, ending a 5 1/2-year tenure that began with great enthusiasm but, amid mixed results the past two years and poor performances this fall, jeopardized the outlook of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
“While we remain confident that we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018, the form and growth of the team up to this point left us convinced that we need to go in a different direction,” Gulati said in a written statement.