Overview

• Reports from ESPN and Reuters say Sjögren has been hired as the club’s head coach following Lorne Donaldson’s April firing.
• He will fulfil his commitment to Hammarby through their Damallsvenskan campaign and UEFA Women’s Champions League play-in matches, which conclude in November.
• Chicago has endured three head coaches this season—Lorne Donaldson, Masaki Hemmi and Ella Masar in interim—registering only one win in 15 matches.
• The Stars sit 13th in the 14-team NWSL standings with 11 games left under Masar’s leadership.
• Sjögren’s résumé includes leading Norway’s women’s national team from 2016 to 2022, highlighted by a quarterfinal finish at the 2019 World Cup.