Sports

Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager just before new WSL season

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 28 August 2026 at 3:01 am

Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager just before new WSL season

Vidosic’s decision has surprised many of his squad 39-year-old led Brighton to May’s FA Cup final The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

Vidosic has been in charge for two years and led Brighton to their first Wembley appearance in May’s Women’s FA Cup final.

The departure of the 39-year-old Croatian-born Australian, which was first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is understood to have surprised many members of Brighton’s squad.

Read the full article on The Guardian Australia - Sport ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.theguardian.com — the content belongs to The Guardian Australia - Sport.

Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager just before new WSL season

More from The Guardian Australia - Sport

Chelsea v Brighton, Leeds v Brentford, Sunderland v Fulham: Premier League – live

England v Pakistan: second men’s cricket Test, day four – live

Durham finish off Gloucestershire; Essex v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day four – live

Scottish Premiership: Shankland on the spot to ease pressure on McInnes and Rangers

More in Sports

Chelsea v Brighton, Leeds v Brentford, Sunderland v Fulham: Premier League – live

England v Pakistan: second men’s cricket Test, day four – live

Durham finish off Gloucestershire; Essex v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day four – live

Scottish Premiership: Shankland on the spot to ease pressure on McInnes and Rangers

Hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive

Transfer latest as Chelsea sign Martínez, Everton pull plug on Armstrong sale – matchday live, as it happened