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  •   Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    A third A-League football manager has been sacked

    A third A-League football manager has been sacked


    Western Sydney have fired German coach Markus Babbel midway through his three year contract.

    He follows Marco Kurz at Melbourne Victory and Ernie Merrick at Newcastle in being axed this season.

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     Other Soccer News
     30 Nov: The Wellington Phoenix have recorded a vital 2-1 win over Adelaide United in their home A-League fixture
     30 Nov: Auckland United have achieved their third consecutive women's national league title with a one-nil win over Eastern Suburbs in their final in Auckland
     30 Nov: Sunderland is a surprise fourth in the English Premier League after a 3-2 win over Bournemouth
     29 Nov: Wellington Phoenix men's coach Giancarlo Italiano is crying foul over their A-League opponents' bully-boy tactics, ahead of today's home game against Adelaide United
     29 Nov: The Football Ferns have been thumped 5-nil in the first of their two friendly matches against Australia in Gosford
     28 Nov: No concerns from Football Ferns coach Michael Mayne over the gap in quality with the Australian Matildas ahead of tonight's first friendly in Gosford
     28 Nov: Australian Matildas coach Joe Montemurro insists forward Sam Kerr will have the final say on how much she features in the two-match series against the Football Ferns, starting tonight in Gosford
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