Real Salt Lake fires head coach Jeff Cassar

Real Salt Lake has fired head coach Jeff Cassar just three matches into the new MLS season.

Cassar went 38-37-30 in his tenure, but RSL is on a seven-match winless streak stretching back to the conclusion of the 2016 season and went 0-2-1 with one goal scored in the first three matches of 2017.

"At the conclusion of last season, we felt that while we were disappointed in the end result, Jeff had done enough to earn another shot to lead the team in the 2017 campaign," RSL GM Craig Waibel said in a team statement. "We have a high sense of urgency for progress this season, and have made many off-season changes towards that endeavor. So, while these decisions are always difficult, we, as an…