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Angel City FC Fires Coach Alex Straus

Angel City turned to interim coach Leif Gunnar Smerud after winning only 1 of its last 8 matches and sitting 12th in the NWSL.

  • On Wednesday, Angel City fired head coach Alexander Straus after a little more than a year on the job, while trading 19-year-old midfielder Kennedy Fuller to Bay FC for $520,000 in intra-league transfer fees.
  • Angel City currently sits 12th in the 16-team NWSL with a 4-6-1 record, having won only once in their final eight matches before the league's monthlong break.
  • Sporting director Mark Parsons praised Straus's tenure, saying, "We are deeply grateful for Alex's leadership," while noting Straus previously led Bayern Munich to three consecutive Frauen-Bundesliga titles in Germany.
  • Senior assistant coach Leif Gunnar Smerud will lead the club in the interim while Angel City conducts a search for a permanent head coach, with the team returning to action July 3 against Orlando Pride.
  • The NWSL is currently on a summer break for the Men's World Cup, and Angel City has only reached the playoffs once in its four years of existence.
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Disappointing Angel City FC Fire Coach Alexander Straus

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NWSL's Angel City fires coach Alex Straus, names assistant Leif Gunnar Smerud interim coach

Angel City has fired coach Alex Straus after the National Women’s Soccer Club opened the season with just four wins.

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Angel City fires coach Straus after 1-in-8 slide

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Angel City FC fires coach Alex Straus

The former Bayern Munich manager who took over last summer is out one year later at ACFC, which resides in 12th place in the NWSL standings after a 3-0 start.

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Angel City FC trades Kennedy Fuller to Bay FC

Angel City will receive $520,000 in total funds for the midfielder, who was nearly 17 when she arrived in 2024 as the fourth in an influx of teen signings.

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Coach Change at Sveindís

Alex Straus will not coach Angel City again this season, the club announced in a statement, saying that the club and the coach no longer have a relationship.

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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