The LA Galaxy have signed manager Greg Vanney to a contract extension, despite the team’s 13-match winless skid to start the 2025 MLS season.
According to , the new deal, which runs through the end of the 2028 season, will make him one of the league’s highest-paid coaches.
The announcement of a contract extension comes as a shock, given the club’s start to the season, which ranks as the worst start in MLS history, all less than a year after Vanney led the team to a sixth MLS Cup title.
By winning MLS Cup, Vanney triggered a one-year extension on his current contract. However, he not won an MLS match since then, heading into Sunday’s El Tráfico derby match against cross-town rivals LAFC.
The deal's framework had been planned after the MLS Cup win, but details were not decided on until this week, Tom Bogert reported.
Through over four seasons on the Galaxy touchline, Vanney has a record of 54-56-39 in MLS play, many of which came in the stellar 2024 campaign, which matched a modern-era franchise record with 19 wins, going undefeated on their home pitch.
It also marked the first time an MLS team had four players hit double-digit goals, with Riqui Puig, Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil, and Dejan Joveljic all reaching the 10-goal threshold.
“Greg is one of the most respected and successful coaches in MLS history and we are excited to be continuing under his leadership,” general manager Will Kuntz said in a statement. “While this season’s results haven’t reflected our standards, this was a decision made following our 2024 MLS Cup victory, and we remain confident in the project we are building with Greg.”
This year, with Puig sidelined due to injury and having lost midfielders Gaston Brugman and Mark Delgado, the Galaxy have struggled, amassing just three points through 13 games and allowing 31 goals, the most in MLS.
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