{"id":257641,"date":"2026-08-13T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/sjogren-out-moultries-injury-and-the-mvp-field-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:24:50","slug":"sjogren-out-moultries-injury-and-the-mvp-field-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/sjogren-out-moultries-injury-and-the-mvp-field-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sj\u00f6gren out, Moultrie\u2019s injury and the MVP field \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-09T210747Z_2121662615_MT1USATODAY29548954_RTRMADP_3_NWSL-PORTLAND-THORNS-FC-AT-BOSTON-LEGACY-FC-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">Photo Credit: Edward Finan | Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Coaching takes a turn in the spotlight this week as Chicago\u2019s revolving door continues and a few managers exchanged frosty handshakes after games. Plus, Olivia Moultrie tears her ACL, goals galore, and an MVP race check-in.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winds of change sweep through Chicago again<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday the Chicago Stars announced the club is parting ways with head coach Martin Sj\u00f6gren and assistant coach Anders Jacobson. Former assistant coach Karina B\u00e1ez will serve as the interim coach for the rest of the season. Chicago are dead last in the standings and are winless since July 5. The coaching changes weren\u2019t the only shifts the club made this year. Chicago gave former general manager Richard Feuz his marching orders in late May. Lest we forget about the name and badge changes made at the start of the 2025 season (long live the Red Stars) and the ongoing question marks about the team\u2019s long-term venue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:pmpvpujbjmt3k5ebt45feoqh\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3msvnsd4bx22l\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiaufs2pnlmftdyi57p3zacg44qni2ubi7mitofzdwpp3x3iystaqe\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Chicago Stars FC has parted ways with Head Coach Martin Sj\u00f6gren and Assistant Coach Anders Jacobson.We wish them well in their future endeavors.\ud83d\udcf0: chicagostars.com\/first-team\/c&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:pmpvpujbjmt3k5ebt45feoqh?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Stars FC (@chicagostars.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:pmpvpujbjmt3k5ebt45feoqh\/post\/3msvnsd4bx22l?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026-08-12T17:30:12.237Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a possible bid to bring long-eluded stability, the club announced the return of a familiar face. Lorne Donaldson will oversee \u201call technical and analytical aspects while reuniting with a familiar roster and staff.\u201d\u00a0 The former Stars head coach was fired seven weeks into the 2025 season. In the season prior, he led the Stars to the postseason. The Stars have had a revolving door of coaches since Donaldson\u2019s initial dismissal (four since April 2025).<\/p>\n<p>The Stars are a long way from their former on-field glory years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"equalizer-paywall\">\n<div class=\"paywall-block\">\n<p>\n      Access the best women\u2019s soccer coverage all year long\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n     Start your FREE, 7-day trial of The Equalizer Extra for industry-leading reporting and insight on the USWNT, NWSL and beyond.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 3 --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Equalizer Soccer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/2026\/08\/13\/talking-points-sjogren-out-moultries-injury-and-the-mvp-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Edward Finan | Imagn Images Coaching takes a turn in the spotlight this week as Chicago\u2019s revolving door continues and a few managers exchanged frosty handshakes after games. Plus, Olivia Moultrie tears her ACL, goals galore, and an MVP race check-in. Winds of change sweep through Chicago again On Wednesday the Chicago Stars [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":257643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6805],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-257641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-womens"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}