The club announced late Friday that RSL and Waibel agreed to part ways. The news comes after a lawsuit levied by former head coach Mike Petke made reference to a conversation in which Waibel was critical of RSL owner Dell Loy Hansen and said he was making plans to leave the organization at the end of the 2019 season.
“I appreciate Craig coming to Real Salt Lake for the 2014 season as part of the coaching staff,” Hansen said in a statement. "Craig oversaw the organization’s integration of the Real Monarchs, Utah Royals FC in the National Women’s Soccer League, and the relocation and expansion of the Real Salt Lake Academy, which now trains and plays at the Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah.