Gregg Broughton becomes Chicago Fire sporting director
Ex-Norwich City academy chief Gregg Broughton has been confirmed as sporting director of MLS side Chicago Fire.
Broughton, who left Blackburn Rovers in the summer, has been undertaking consultancy work but has now returned to professional football in the States as part of their new club strategy after hiring former USA boss Gregg Berhalter as head coach and director of football.
He worked at Norwich as academy manager between 2014 and 2017 and played a key role in recruiting the likes of Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis, Ken Aboh, Ben Godfrey, Jon Rowe and Abu Kamara to Carrow Road.
Stuart Webber’s arrival as sporting director and an academy reshuffle saw Broughton depart and he subsequently worked at Norweigan side Bodo/Glimt before returning to the Championship with Blackburn.
Broughton is now moving to Chicago Fire in a bid to improve their status in the MLS alongside the former USA coach.
“I’m delighted to join Chicago Fire FC as sporting director and share Gregg Berhalter’s vision of making the Fire one of the top clubs in North America,” said Broughton.
“I look forward to supporting Gregg across all areas of the sporting department to develop a culture of excellence and create a player trading model that supports both signing and retaining the talent needed to drive success.”
Chicago Fire finished bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, winning just seven of their 34 league matches.
