Richie Burke has stepped down as the Washington Spirit’s head coach today, citing health concerns. The Spirit will move forward with Kris Ward and Paul Crichton as its coaching staff in the interim, and have already begun a search for a new head coach.
In a team release, President of Sporting Operations Larry Best said “Yesterday Richie advised me of some health concerns and we mutually agreed that it was in the best interests of him and of the club for him to step down as our coach. Once Richie’s health improves, he will join the sporting operations front office staff.