When the Houston Dynamo hired Owen Coyle in December 2014 as the franchise’s next head coach, they didn't think they'd be looking for his replacement 12 games into his second season.
Yet, late Wednesday night, the Dynamo announced that the team and Coyle had mutually parted ways. Coyle cited the long distance between him and his family in the United Kingdom as the reason why.
“Coyle leaves with a very strong relationship with the organization,” said Dynamo VP/General Manager Matt Jordan told reporters on a conference call on Thursday. “It was a mutual parting of ways.