New York City FC manager Dome Torrent is stepping down, according to ESPN. Torrent has one year remaining on his contract but will reportedly alert City Football Group of his intent to leave NYCFC “within the coming days.”
Torrent led the fourth-year Major League Soccer team to its best season in 2019. NYCFC won the regular-season Eastern Conference title with 64 points and qualified for the 2020 Concacaf Champions League. However, the campaign ended with a disappointing defeat at the hands of Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
With Yankee Stadium, NYCFC’s regular home venue, unavailable due to the New York Yankees’ run in Major League Baseball’s American League Championship Series, the Toronto loss was played at the New York Mets’ Citi Field.