RSL Soapbox roundtable: Mike Petke’s termination

Lucas Muller | RSL Soapbox On Sunday evening, August 11th, Real Salt Lake announced that they had terminated the contract of head coach Mike Petke. It had been a clear possibility for several weeks after he was suspended and fined for use of a homophobic slur against a referee in a Leagues Cup game on 7/24/19, but the news still came as a surprise. Our staff responds to the club’s decision to fire Petke:

Lucas Muller

Mike Petke, by his own admission, is an emotional guy. He’s had several suspensions over his two and a half years with Real Salt Lake, but this was the worst by a long shot. Terminating his contract was 100% the right thing for the club to do. I honestly did not think he would be…