MLS NEXT Pro: Inter Miami CF, San Jose Earthquakes name coaches

After announcing his retirement at the end of the 2021 campaign, MLS legend Federico Higuain will take the next step in his career as a Fort Lauderdale CF assistant coach, Inter Miami announced Friday.

Darren Powell returns as head coach, along with goalkeeping coach Chris Barocas. Former Inter Miami defender Ryan Shawcross is also an assistant coach after a lengthy playing career.

“We as a staff are excited to continue the work we are doing to develop the young professional players, as well as many from our academy,” Powell said in a statement. “We look forward to our campaign in a new exciting league. We are very happy to welcome Federico and Ryan to our coaching staff, whose playing experiences will be invaluable to our players’ development as they both transition into their coaching careers.”

Powell, who initially joined the club in January 2020 as Inter Miami director of player development and Fort Lauderdale CF assistant coach, guided Fort Lauderdale CF to a fourth-place finish in USL League One a year ago.

Prior to joining Inter Miami, Powell served as head coach of San Antonio FC in the USL Championship from 2016-19 and was Orlando City SC academy director from 2014-16.