Club World Cup team SACKS manager despite historic win as former Prem co-owner looks for new boss
BOTAFOGO have sacked manager Renato Paiva just 48 hours after being eliminated from the Club World Cup.
The Brazilian side were knocked out of the tournament in the last 16 by Palmeiras.
3
3
3
Paulinho scored the decisive goal in the 100th minute as the match finished 0-0 after 90 minutes.
As a result, Botagofo have called time on Paiva's time in charge of the club.
The decision by owner and former Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor was confirmed with a statement on social media on Sunday night.
It read: "Botafogo announces that Renato Paiva is no longer the head coach of the first team.
"The decision was communicated to the professional on Sunday night (29).
"The club thanks Paiva and his assistants for their services rendered to the Glorioso in recent months - with special mention to the historic victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup, and the qualification for the round of 16 in the Libertadores and Copa do Brasil.
"John Textor and the Football Department board are in the market searching for a new coach for the challenge of continuing on the path to titles, aiming for the bicampeonatos of the Libertadores and the Brasileiro, and the unprecedented Copa do Brasil title."
Botafogo had qualified for the knockout rounds of the tournament after finishing second in Group B.
The club famously beat Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain as well as the Seattle Sounders.
This meant that the finished above LaLiga giants Atletico Madrid to make it through.
More to follow...
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Times
10 minutes ago
- Times
Fifa urged to extend half-time and double drinks break at 2026 World Cup
Fifa is being urged to bring in a longer half-time interval and two drinks breaks instead of one before next year's World Cup due to concerns around extreme heat. The international players' union Fifpro says the conditions at the Club World Cup in the United States are almost certain to be replicated at next year's men's World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada — and will potentially be even worse at the 2030 tournament in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Fifpro wants Fifa to double the number of drinks breaks and to make half-time breaks 20 minutes instead of the maximum 15 — that would need the agreement of the International FA Board, which makes decisions on the laws of the game. The union says nine of the 16 host cities of next year's World Cup have 'very high' or 'extremely high' risk of heat-stress injury during the tournament. It also wants Fifa to postpone afternoon kick-offs to the evenings if the temperature is too high and says such a step should have been taken when Bayern Munich played Benfica last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. FifPro's chief medical officer, Professor Vincent Gouttebarge, said players needed 20 minutes at half-time in extreme heat to be able to rehydrate. 'Only giving players 15 minutes is not enough at these temperatures — you cannot ingest enough in such a short time,' he said. 'If we anticipate the biggest tournament on earth next year and in Mexico as well there are some venues where games played during the afternoon are likely to be very extreme for health and performance of the players. 'We are anticipating that there are going to be more problems for the coming years in the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Portugal, perhaps even worse.' Alexander Bielefeld, Fifpro's director of global policy, said Fifa should avoid scheduling afternoon kick-offs in high-risk cities. 'What we have seen in the Club World Cup has to be a wake-up call for Fifa,' he said. 'It's clear that certain areas in the USA, especially in Florida, where there is a higher risk and a need to avoid midday kick-offs — so games scheduled in these cities should be moved to a later time. The health and safety of players must take priority over commercial interests, including the broadcasters.'
Daily Mirror
15 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
FIFA blasted over early kick-offs as Chelsea match 'should have been called off'
Two matches at the Club World Cup - the games between Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid and Chelsea and Esperance Club Tunis - took place at swltering temperatures Players have contacted their unions to raise concerns over the heat in the Club World Cup. Global players' union FIFPro also say two of the games in the tournament - including Chelsea 's game with Esperance Club Tunis - should have been called off as the temperature was over 30 degrees and was too hot. They have also called on FIFA to scrap 12 noon kick offs ahead of next year's international World Cup in the United States. Alex Phillips, of FIFPro, said: 'We have players who have been in touch with their unions on these issues. But it's a matter for the unions to disclose that. 'We will plead to FIFA. We will use common sense arguments. We can use the MLS protocols – they don't play matches at midday in Florida, for example, and haven't done for a number of years. So those kind of arguments are strong and we will try and use them as best we can.' FIFPRO Medical Director Prof. Dr. Vincent Gouttebarge added: 'In our position, obviously we have a threshold where the game should be postponed and re-scheduled. "The answer is quite straightforward, of course. The threshold? It is a WBGT of 28 degrees. 'According to our position, these games ( PSG v Atleti / Chelsea v Esperance) should have been postponed to a better place in the day and, if not available, then rescheduled.' Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had called the heat "almost impossible" as his Blues side tried early in the day to prepare for the match against Esperance in Philadelphia last Tuesday. 'It's almost impossible to train, or to make a session because of the weather now,' Maresca said in his pre-match press conference. 'We are trying just to save energy for the game. This morning's session was very very very short, and it has just been about tomorrow's game plan and that's it, no more than that. "Because as you can see it's not easy with these conditions, with this temperature, but we are going to try to do our best. 'I always try to avoid excuses, but I try to be honest: it's not about excuses, it's about reality. It is an excuse when it is not hot and we say that it is hot. That is an excuse. "But if it's hot, it's hot. And it is difficult to work with this temperature. But we are here, we are trying to do our best and we are going to try to win again. This is the only thing that we can say and we can do.' DAZN has the rights to the full competition in the UK and the only way football fans can watch every game of the tournament free is by signing up here as part of a DAZN Freemium subscription.
Reuters
28 minutes ago
- Reuters
FIFPRO mulls 20-minute halftimes, more cooling breaks amid extreme heat
MIAMI, June 30 (Reuters) - Global players' union FIFPRO is exploring whether extending halftime to 20 minutes and introducing more frequent cooling breaks could better protect players from extreme heat. Nine of the 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup face conditions considered 'extreme risk' for heat-related illness. Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Monterrey and Philadelphia are expected to face dangerous levels of heat and humidity, posing player safety concerns and fueling calls for mandatory cooling aids or schedule changes. FIFPRO's heat risk assessments are based on wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), a measure combining temperature, humidity, solar radiation and wind speed to estimate how environmental conditions affect the body's ability to cool itself. Under FIFPRO guidelines, a WBGT reading above 28 degrees Celsius indicates conditions in which matches should be postponed or rescheduled to protect players' health. By comparison, world soccer governing body FIFA's own guidelines set the extreme risk threshold higher, at 32 degrees Celsius WBGT – but even by that standard, six of the nine cities are still projected to exceed safe limits. Major League Soccer in the U.S. has a threshold of 29 degrees Celsius WBGT. 'Cooling breaks at the 30th minute and 75th minutes are quite traditional, but from a physiological point of view it does not make sense,' said Vincent Gouttebarge, FIFPRO's Medical Director. 'Even if you ingest more than 200 millilitres of fluid, you already cannot take it all. So I would definitely like to see some project where we look at the efficacy of perhaps more frequent but shorter cooling breaks – every 15 minutes, rather than only one during each half.' LONGER HALFTIMES Gouttebarge also questioned whether the traditional 15-minute halftime interval is sufficient when matches are played in extreme heat. 'You can imagine that halftime of 15 minutes might not be enough in order to decrease the core temperature,' he said. 'It could be a halftime of 20 minutes which would be significant. That has been shown in the laboratory and FIFPRO, together with the national union in Portugal in August, we are going to test this kind of mitigation strategy.' The urgency of stronger heat protocols became clear at this month's Club World Cup where two matches -- Benfica-Bayern Munich in Charlotte and Chelsea-Esperance in Philadelphia exceeded the WBGT threshold FIFPRO considers unsafe. 'According to our position, those games should have been postponed later that day or rescheduled,' Gouttebarge said. FIFPRO officials acknowledged that FIFA has responded constructively during the tournament by lowering thresholds for mandatory cooling breaks and improving pitch-side hydration, but stressed that proactive planning is critical. 'FIFA have been quite responsive once the tournament was under way,' said Alex Phillips, FIFPRO General Secretary. 'They have actually modified how they've been dealing with heat during the matches based on FIFPRO's input, which is credit to the work of the team. Obviously, it would have been better if that happened in advance, but it's better that they have adapted.' FIFPRO warned that the risks highlighted at the Club World Cup are a preview of what players could face at the expanded 2026 World Cup. 'This is not just affecting the Club World Cup, but also future tournaments either in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world,' said Alexander Bielefeld, FIFPRO Director of Policy & Strategic Relations. 'We need a better balance between commercial interests and the health and safety of players,' he added referring to earlier kick-off times to accommodate European television audiences.
