MATT KREMKAU - EMPIRE OF SOCCER

by DAVE MARTINEZ

Whispers became screams Tuesday morning as several sources claimed Ali Curtis was sacked on the weekend by the New York Red Bulls.

However, those reports may have been premature.

As first tweeted by MLS beat writer Pablo Maurer, and subsequently supported by EoS, Curtis was said to have been sacked over the long weekend:

Have heard some very loud rumblings that #RBNY sporting director Ali Curtis has indeed been let go by the club. Awaiting confirmation. — Pablo Maurer (@MLSist) January 17, 2017

Several sources claimed New York’s Sporting Director and cap guru was summoned back early from the MLS SuperDraft in order to address his future with the club. He was reportedly terminated by the club prior to the Martin Luther King holiday, with sources citing “ideological differences” between Curtis and members of the Sporting Department.

However, the New York Red Bulls quickly responded to inquiries on Curtis’ future, telling EoS that he remains with the team and that there are “no changes to the Sporting Department.”