SAN JOSE — Chris Wondolowski abruptly ended an interview with reporters Monday, saying “I’m sorry.”
With two words, the soccer star summarized the emotions swirling around the Earthquakes’ training facility the day after legendary coach Dominic Kinnear was fired.
But general manager Jesse Fioranelli was not apologizing in the aftermath of a bold decision that reverberated across Major League Soccer.
By sacking a popular and successful coach, Fioranelli has helped the Earthquakes finally grow up.
After a decade of distaste for controversy, San Jose made a ground-shaking decision Sunday to replace Kinnear with unproven Chris Leitch.