- Sporting KC sack sporting director amid supporter backlash
- Williamson was implicated in scandal with NWSL’s Thorns
Sporting Kansas City have agreed to part ways with sporting director Gavin Wilkinson after only eight days, citing an “impassioned response from our fans” regarding the controversial hire, the team announced Friday.
Wilkinson, the former president and general manager of the NWSL’s Portland Thorns, was fired by the team in 2022 after separate investigations into the handling of coach misconduct. Wilkinson’s name surfaced in the coverup of sexual harassment allegations against former Thorns coach Paul Riley.
