{"id":417025,"date":"2023-02-23T01:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=417025"},"modified":"2023-02-23T01:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:38:29","slug":"longest-tenured-mls-coach-vermes-signs-contract-extension-with-skc","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/longest-tenured-mls-coach-vermes-signs-contract-extension-with-skc\/","title":{"rendered":"Longest-tenured MLS coach Vermes signs contract extension with SKC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-12\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>Sporting Kansas City and club legend Peter Vermes have agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2028 MLS season, the club announced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Sporting Kansas City sign Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes to a contract extension through 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3fKyfmEnCK\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/3fKyfmEnCK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SportingKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SportingKC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shift4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Shift4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmgPhlE4pF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/lmgPhlE4pF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportingKC\/status\/1628530134562078720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vermes is the longest-tenured MLS head coach by far, taking over SKC during the 2009 season. His previous contract was set to expire after the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Peter is a superlative strategic thinker who loves to win and hates to lose,&#8221; SKC co-owner and executive director Mike Illig said in a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He continuously demonstrates his commitment to our ownership\u2019s objective to elevate Sporting KC as a perennial contender in a league that grows tougher and tougher every year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text \">\n<p>Vermes led Kansas City as technical director since 2006 \u2013 back when they were still the Wizards \u2013 and added coaching duties in August 2009.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the final three years of his playing career (2000-02) with Kansas City, winning MLS Cup and the Supporters&#8217; Shield in 2000. 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