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The Sun
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
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..
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Have your say on Docherty's Dundee exit
Bombshell news from Dens Park as manager Tony Docherty has been sacked on the morning after securing Dundee's Scottish Premiership Stuart Taylor, Alan Combe and Graeme Henderson will also be leaving with immediate win at St Johnstone confirmed Dundee's place in the top flight for next season, but in a statement the club say results and the 10th-placed finish "have not met the standards expected" this term."The club intends at this juncture to restructure the football department and the process to appoint a new management team begins immediately," they fans, what are your thoughts on the shock news? Have your say.
