According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, Real Salt Lake gave Mike Petke the option of resigning as head coach before they fired him on Sunday night.



Petke was fired nearly two weeks after he was given a suspension by RSL and MLS for his verbal outburst at officials following RSL’s Leagues Cup loss to Tigres on July 24th. He was set to return from his suspension and resume working with the team on Monday.



One source said that the option to resign, which was presented to Petke several days before he was fired, would’ve netted the former manager a payout in the low six-figures. Multiple sources said that RSL expected Petke to take the option before he informed the club on Sunday evening that he would not be quitting, a decision that prompted his dismissal.



Freddy Juarez has filled in for Petke as RSL’s head coach during the suspension, during which time RSL won twice and drawn once. Juarez will remain as...