Juergen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the US men's football team.
Klinsmann was under contract through 2018 but his future with the team had been in doubt after a pair of recent losses left their hopes of qualifying for the next World Cup in peril.
"Today we made the difficult decision of parting ways with Juergen Klinsmann, our head coach of the US Men's National Team and technical director," US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said in a statement.
The 52-year-old former Germany national team coach and World Cup-winning striker had been in charge of the US team since 2011 when he replaced Bob Bradley and was supposed to usher in transformative changes.
While Klinsmann's run with the US team did include some highlights he was also criticised often for tactical shortcomings while reports suggested players tuned him out and failed to buy into his system.
The US can qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but a 4-0 loss to Costa Rica, which came on the heels of a 2-1 loss to Mexico and a draw with New Zealand, has them sitting last in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
Should they rally and earn one of this round's three automatic qualification slots for Russia 2018, the US would become the first team in CONCACAF history to finish in the top three of Hexagonal play after opening with two losses.
With their next World Cup qualifier not until a March 17 game against Honduras, Klinsmann's replacement will have plenty of time to take stock of the program and evaluate players
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