Toronto FC fires its coach TORONTO, June 7 (UPI) -- Toronto FC, last in the MLS Eastern Conference, Thursday fired Coach Aron Winter and replaced him with front-office official Paul Mariner. Winter was hired as the coach for Toronto FC in January 2011. The team went 6-13-15 and was eighth in the nine-team conference last season. Toronto FC dropped its first nine games in 2012 before beating Philadelphia 1-0 on May 26. "We've played well enough in a number of regular-season games this year but the results haven't been there and that's where it matters most and ultimately we felt that necessitated a change," Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Executive Vice President Paul Anselmi said. Seven wins in 44 games is just not good enough in this league and we had to make a change. Mariner, 59, was Toronto's direct of player development. He previously was an assistant with New England from 2004-09 when the Revolution won three MLS Cups. His first game as head coach will be June 16 at Sporting KC.