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Soccer-Pachuca part ways with manager Almada before Club World Cup
Soccer-Pachuca part ways with manager Almada before Club World Cup

The Star

time5 days ago

  • Sport
  • The Star

Soccer-Pachuca part ways with manager Almada before Club World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Intercontinental Cup - Derby of the Americas - Botafogo v Pachuca - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - December 11, 2024 Pachuca coach Guillermo Almada reacts. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo (Reuters) -CF Pachuca have parted ways with manager Guillermo Almada weeks before they kick off their Club World Cup campaign, the Mexican club said on Wednesday. Uruguayan Almada, who joined three-and-a-half years ago, led Pachuca to the CONCACAF Champions Cup title last year, sealing their place in the Club World Cup. Pachuca also reached the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in December, where they lost to Real Madrid. The manager bid an emotional farewell to players, staff and directors on Wednesday, Pachuca said in a statement, without giving a reason for his departure. In March, FIFA said Liga MX sides Pachuca and Club Leon had failed to meet criteria on multi-club ownership and removed Leon from the Club World Cup. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Leon's appeal against the removal earlier this month. Pachuca's spot in the 32-team Club World Cup, set to kick off in the U.S. on June 14, was unaffected. (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Soccer-Egypt's Al-Ahly part ways with coach Koller
Soccer-Egypt's Al-Ahly part ways with coach Koller

The Star

time26-04-2025

  • Sport
  • The Star

Soccer-Egypt's Al-Ahly part ways with coach Koller

Soccer Football - Intercontinental Cup - Challenger Cup - Pachuca v Al Ahly - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - December 14, 2024 Al Ahly coach Marcel Koller during the match REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt's Al Ahly on Saturday announced they parted ways with coach Marcel Koller after being knocked out of the Champions League semifinal. The 64-year-old came under fire as the defending champions were stunned by South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns on the away goal rule as they played to a 1-1 second leg draw in Cairo on Friday, following a scoreless stalemate in Pretoria. Bottles of water were thrown from the stands at the Swiss as he left the pitch after the final whistle. "Due to the emergency circumstances and in light of the distinguished relationship that has been reflected in numerous previous positions, the club is currently negotiating with the coach to terminate the contract by mutual consent in a manner befitting the club and its coach," the club said in a statement. Since taking the helm in 2022, the former FC Basel and FC Koln coach steered Al-Ahly to several trophies, including two Champions League titles. (Reporting by Taha Mohamed; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

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