Team president Jill Ellis is leaving the San Diego Wave FC, and that looks like good news
A fresh start seemed worth a try. Litigation roiled off the field. Underachieving soccer defined the past season. Ellis’ actions involving coach Casey Stoney — signing her to a fat contract extension, then firing her five months later — backfired and called her own stewardship into question.
Until more is known, set aside the merits of the legal complaints by former employees that a toxic work atmosphere developed under Ellis, who filed a countersuit. But the publicity had to be distracting, and it led Wave star Alex Morgan to say the organization had work to do in employee relations.In January, she extended Stoney’s contract through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028 only to fire her in June with the team one point out of the final playoff spot and 12 matches left.
The strongest comments came from analyst Heather O’Reilly, who played under Ellis with the U.S. National Team. “This is a team lacking leadership, lacking direction, lacking confidence not to mention lacking goal scoring,” O’Reilly said.
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