20, February 2024
Marseille sack Gattuso and replaced him with Gasset recently fired by Ivory Coast 0
Marseille have sacked Gennaro Gattuso as their manager and replaced him with Jean-Louis Gasset.
Gattuso took over at the French club in late September and leaves with the club ninth in Ligue 1.
The Italian claimed just nine wins from his 24 matches as manager, losing six times during his spell in charge.
Gasset, 70, was recently sacked by Ivory Coast after the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations, before they went on to win the tournament.
“Olympique de Marseille announces the end of its collaboration with Gennaro Gattuso,” Marseille said in a statement.
“Marseille would like to extend its special thanks to Gennaro and his entire staff for the unfailing commitment and professionalism they have shown on a daily basis, and wishes them all the best for the future.”
Gattuso joined Marseille as a replacement for now Villarreal manager Marcelino, who himself had only been at the helm in the south of France for three months.
Gattuso, who as a player won the World Cup with Italy in 2006, has also had spells managing AC Milan, Napoli and Valencia.
After a slow start to his time in France, four straight league wins in December took Marseille up to sixth in the table.
But Marseille have not won any of their last six Ligue 1 matches, four of which have ended in draws.
Gattuso took charge of 15 league matches at the Stade Velodrome, winning five, drawing five and losing five.
Marseille were also knocked out of the Coupe de France last month after a penalty shootout defeat to league rivals Rennes.
Despite the poor run of form, Marseille remain in the Europa League. Finishing second in Group B behind English debutants Brighton, Marseille host Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday (20:00 GMT) in the second leg of their knockout round play-off match, having drawn 2-2 last week.
Source: BBC
22, February 2024
Former Indomitable Lions coach Artur Jorge dies 0
Former Cameroon, Portugal and European Cup-winning Porto coach Artur Jorge has died aged 78, his family announced on Thursday.
Jorge led Porto to their maiden continental trophy with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the 1987 European Cup final in Vienna.
He also won seven Portuguese league titles, four as a player with Benfica and three as Porto boss, before leading Paris Saint-Germain to their second French top-flight triumph in 1994.
“It is with deep sadness that the family of Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira announces his death this morning in Lisbon following a long illness,” his family said in a statement reported by Portuguese media.
Jorge, who came through the Porto youth system but only played a handful of games for the senior team, first became head coach of the club in 1984.
He left following the European Cup triumph but returned for a second spell in 1989, winning a third league title at the helm.
“His death leaves Porto FC without a legend,” said the club in a statement.
Jorge had two stints in charge of the Portuguese national team, firstly from 1990-1991 while also Porto coach, and again from 1996-1997.
He was Switzerland boss for Euro 1996 and also coached the Cameroon national side but failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
Jorge will be fondly remembered in Paris, having led PSG to league and French Cup trophies after also enjoying a two-year stint in charge of Racing Paris.
“Artur Jorge is the greatest coach I have known,” said former PSG president Michel Denisot.
“Educated, cultured, passionate, strategic, uncompromising… with him PSG grew very quickly.”
As a striker, he scored more 100 goals for Benfica as they won four league titles in five years in the early 1970s.
Source: Supersports