Lutz Pfannenstiel, who built St. Louis City SC from scratch into a first-year phenomenon that took Major League Soccer by storm but whose team is about to miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season, was fired by the club as sporting director on Monday.

Club president and general manager Diego Gigliani and technical director John Hackworth, along with the team’s coaching staffs, will handle roster management and construction while the team searches for a replacement.

With the summer transfer window closed, no major decisions need to be made on the sporting side until the season ends in mid-October, though there are some ongoing issues, like re-signing goalkeeper Roman Burki, that will need to be addressed. When City SC’s season ends, the club will have to decide what to do with 1

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