After two decades, Peter Vermes’ tenure with Sporting Kansas City has concluded. Sporting KC and Vermes have mutually agreed to part ways, sources told The Star. Kerry Zavagnin has been appointed the interim coach, sources said.

Sporting Kansas City announced Monday that they mutually agreed to part ways with Peter Vermes, bringing his 15 year run as the longest serving head coach in MLS to a close. Vermes leaves the club after Saturday's 2-1 defeat to FC Dallas,

Born in Willingboro and raised in Delran, Vermes played collegiately at Rutgers, and then for various clubs in Europe before MLS launched in 1996. The 58-year-old’s last stop was the then-Kansas City Wizards, which rebranded to the current name in 2010.