SANDY, Utah—Real Salt Lake has fired head coach Mike Petke, two weeks after he was suspended without pay by the club and given a suspension and fine by MLS for using unacceptable and offensive language and repeated confrontational misconduct toward match officials after a Leagues Cup match last month.
Real Salt Lake said in a statement Sunday that it has named assistant coach Fredd Juarez interim head coach for the rest of the 2019 season.
Petke was suspended for three matches and fined $25,000 by MLS for his conduct toward referee John Pitti in the team's Leagues Cup match against Tigres UANL on July 24.