Colorado Rapids director of soccer Claudio Lopez will not return for the 2018 season as part of a massive overhaul that will bring in three new front-office hires, up to 11 new players and a new head coach.
Lopez, who joined the club’s front office in December 2014, had his contract expire and the Rapids said they decided not to bring him back.
“There’s no doubt it’s going to be an offseason overhaul in here,” Rapids interim general manager Padraig Smith told The Denver Post on Tuesday. “Both on the field and off the field.”
Smith said the Rapids plan to restructure their front office with the hire of a new assistant general manager, director of player personnel and a head of sports science.