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Yahoo
05-05-2025
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Cologne sack coach, sporting director despite being in promotion spot
Cologne coach Gerhard Struber reacts during the German second Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and Jahn Regensburg at RheinEnergie stadium. The club announced the exits of Gerhard Struber and Christian Keller on Monday, adding that 71-year-old coach and twice former Cologne boss Friedhelm Funkel would take charge for the rest of the season. Marius Becker/dpa German second-division side Cologne, who are three points clear in an automatic promotion place with two games to play, have sacked their coach and sporting director. The club announced the exits of Gerhard Struber and Christian Keller on Monday, adding that 71-year-old coach and twice former Cologne boss Friedhelm Funkel would take charge for the rest of the season. Advertisement The pair were fired amid fan anger following Sunday's 1-1 home draw with relegated Jahn Regensburg. They had lost 1-0 at Hanover the previous weekend. Cologne, who face Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern in their final two games, are trying to bounce straight back to the Bundesliga. Fellow former Bundesliga heavyweights SV Hamburg lead the second-tier table.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Zsolt Löw named Leipzig coach for the rest of the season
Then Bayern Munich's assistant coach Zsolt Loew gestures on the sidelines during the German bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Cologne at Allianz Arena. Loew will coach RB Leipzig for the rest of the season following Marco Rose's sacking, the Bundesliga club said in a statement. Tom Weller/dpa Former assistant manager Zsolt Löw will coach RB Leipzig for the rest of the season following Marco Rose's sacking, the Bundesliga club said in a statement. The 45-year-old, who was part of the staff for Red Bull head of global soccer Jürgen Klopp, was previously assistant coach at Leipzig from 2015-2018 and has also worked for Thomas Tuchel in club football. Advertisement Leipzig visit VfB Stuttgart in the German Cup semi-final on Wednesday and have seven games left in the Bundesliga as they aim to rise up into the top four and clinch a Champions League spot. Löw said in a statement: "Our full focus is on the nine games we hope to have left this season. We are in two competitions and have the chance to reach our goals. We will give our all to reach the Cup final and make the most of our Bundesliga season."
