CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 26: Chicago Fire head coach Raphael Wicky looks on in game action during a game between the Chicago Fire and the Philadelphia Union on June 26, 2021 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Chicago Fire fired head coach Raphael Wicky on Thursday, a day after the MLS team beat New York City FC 2-0 for its first victory in a month.
Assistant coach Frank Klopas will direct the club on an interim basis while the team searches for a replacement. Klopas was head coach from 2011-13.
The Fire are 7-15-6 this season. They were 12-25-14 in two seasons under Wicky.
Chicago will resume play Sunday at Toronto FC.
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