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Lo’eau LoBonta played Wednesday night’s NWSL Challenge Cup match without the benefit of her usual pregame nap. Instead she spent the time trying to connect with teammates, who were hit with the noon bombshell that Matt Potter had been fired as head coach of the Kansas City Current. Coach firings are not uncommon in sports, but they don’t typically happen on game day. On the road.
Potter was let go following an 0-3-0 start to the National Women’s Soccer League season. In a brief statement, Current general manager Camille Levin cited the record but added: “We keep a pulse on the locker room, and we are constantly evaluating ways to improve our club. Through our ongoing process of continuous improvement, we believe now is the right time for this change.”
Asked directly if she had, or knew of any teammates who had, any negative interactions with Potter, LaBonta said: “No.”
“Not to my knowledge, no,” she continued. “I’ve done numerous interviews with Matt and about Matt, and…
