In a move that’s sure to spice up a clash this weekend, the Los Angeles Galaxy fired their head coach on Thursday and replaced him with onetime Sounders bench boss Sigi Schmid.
The move comes as the two squads prepare to square off this Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Schmid had been the only Sounders coach since the team’s MLS inception before being fired a year ago this week.
Galaxy coach Curt Onalfo had been in his first season at the helm after Bruce Arena left to run the U.S. Men’s National Team.