FC Cincinnati coach Ron Jans has stepped away from the team as the league investigates the alleged use of a racial slur in the team's locker room.
Jans was officially hired by the club in August, replacing former Alan Koch as head coach of the then-first-year team.
The former PEC Zwolle, Heerenveen and Groningen boss was brought in as a "short-term solution" following Koch's departure, with his contract set to run through the end of the 2020 season.
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In the midst of his first preseason with the club, Jans is set to step away from the team after a complaint was made by the Major League Soccer Players Association.