This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo was worth a point in March 2026.

publication date: Sunday, March 15, 2026 (part of March 2026)

category: Sports

clue: The career of this soccer coach has taken him as far across the field (pitch?) as Manchester to learn how they operate, but currently he's back at work in Salt Lake City where he once played.

explanation: Kreis spent years playing and coaching for Real Salt Lake, and remains with the club today as director of operations and special projects. more…

intended difficulty: medium

do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky

trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Terry Smith.


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