Overview
- The Stars announced the firing of head coach Martin Sjögren and assistant Anders Jacobson on Wednesday, August 12, removing the staff that presided over a 4-13-1 record this season.
- Long-time assistant Karina Báez was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the 2026 NWSL season and becomes the club's sixth head coach since the start of last season.
- Former head coach Lorne Donaldson returned to the club as interim director of coaching to oversee technical and analytical work and to provide a presence in the locker room.
- The club also added Nicole Lukic as a full-time assistant focused on individual player development and made other technical-staff hires to shore up performance support.
- Chicago sits last in the NWSL with a league-low nine goals and has faced injuries, transfers and front-office turnover including the May firing of GM Richard Feuz, all of which the club cited as reasons for rebuilding into 2027.