The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Vanni Sartini.
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini walks on the sideline during the second half of a first-round MLS Cup playoffs soccer match against Los Angeles FC, in Vancouver on November 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckVancouver finished eighth in the Western Conference this season after posting a 13-13-8 record in MLS play.
The Whitecaps then won a play-in playoff game at Portland before taking conference winners Los Angeles FC to the limit in a best-of-three first-round series. The team also picked up its third straight Canadian championship, beating Toronto FC 4-2 on penalties after the final ended in a 0-0 tie.Sartini took over coaching duties on an interim basis August 2021 after the Whitecaps dismissed Marc Dos Santos and was officially named head coach that November. He posted a record of 57-51-39 across all competitions.
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