The day of Friday’s El Trafico began on a sour note with word that the hiring of new academy director Juan Carlos Ortega was coinciding with the departure of LA Galaxy II manager Mike Munoz and his technical staff. Indeed, Munoz along with assistants Laurent Courtois, Jamie Harvey and Andrew May were let go.
At one time the academy director for the Galaxy, Munoz was thrust into the head coaching role in 2017 when Curt Onalfo was promoted to the senior squad.
Before leaving for good, Munoz left a brief message on his Instagram page.