One of the goals for FC Cincinnati entering this season was to maintain stability, in the hopes of putting a 6-22-6 inaugural MLS season behind them.



So far, that’s been a failure. Ron Jans, the Dutchman who was hired in August to turn around the team’s fortunes, resigned Feb. 17 amid an investigation sparked by an MLSPA complaint he had used a racial slur in the locker room. FCC once again faces unrest without a permanent head coach while assistant Yoann Damet steps up in the interim for the second time in nine months.



Aside from the obvious on-field implications of Jans’ departure, there are lingering disagreements within the locker room as well. Not everyone in the FC Cincy squad felt like Jans needed to be investigated for the behavior that led to his dismissal. For some of them, the incident has had an impact in their lives outside of the team as well. Since news of the investigation broke on Feb. 14th, fans have been trying to...