The most precarious job in Oakland sports belongs to Benny Feilhaber, the coach of the Roots soccer club. In June, he became the sixth coach since the Roots’ inaugural season in 2019, replacing Gavin Glinton after a shaky stretch of play. Glinton, for his part, had replaced Noah Delgado after a shaky stretch in 2024. And Delgado? He had replaced Juan Gerra after a shaky stretch in 2022.

Roots coaches tend not to remain Roots coaches for long. And for Feilhaber, who concludes his first season on Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum, this final stretch has proven to be, well, shaky.

The Roots managed only a single victory in the final three months of the season, and after flirting with a spot in the playoffs, they were eliminated from contention last weekend. They enter Saturday’s finale again

See Full Page