Javier Mascherano out as Inter Miami coach

AP News — Apr 14, 17:12 PM

Javier Mascherano is out as Inter Miami’s coach, a stunning move that comes only four months after leading Lionel Messi’s club to the MLS Cup title.

Mascherano, a former teammate of Messi at Barcelona and with Argentina's national team before reuniting with him as coach, is leaving the team.

The team says it is for personal reasons.

In Mascherano’s place as coach, at least in the short term, will be Guillermo Hoyos.

He is credited, at least on some level, with discovering Messi at Barcelona’s academy and predicting that he could become an all-time great.