Shortly before the Chicago Fire were due to travel to Tennessee to face Nashville SC, head coach Raphael Wicky left the team to fly home to Switzerland, because of a health emergency involving his dad.
“It was a very tough week, very emotional week, last week, but I was very happy that the Club and the team and everyone was understanding that I wanted to go home and see my family and be there for them and with them,” Wicky told reporters on Wednesday. “That meant a lot to me, but it was very emotional and now I’m back, hanging in there.