Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Sweden v United States - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 6, 2023 U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski ahead of the match REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Vlatko Andonovski has resigned as head coach of the United States women's national soccer team, ESPN reported on Wednesday, following the four-times champions' early exit from the Women's World Cup this month.
The team have a pair of friendlies against South Africa set for Sept. 21 and 24.
An interim coach was expected to take the reins for those matches, ESPN said.
Andonovski faced sky-high expectations when he took over nearly four years ago, after previous coach Jill Ellis guided the team to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019.
Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Vlatko Andonovski, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Andonovski, Jill Ellis, Amy Tennery, Chris Reese
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Soccer Football, FIFA, REUTERS, United, national soccer team, ESPN, U.S, Soccer, South, Tokyo, Thomson
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New Zealand, Sweden, United States, Melbourne, Australia, U.S, South Africa, New York