On Thursday, Brazilian club Flamengo terminated the contract of their manager Jorge Sampaoli. The team failed to secure victory in the Copa do Brasil over the weekend. The Argentine manager felt the heat to perform well with Flamengo, Brazil's most popular team. When they failed to win the Brazilian Cup in a two-legged final, his […]

Sevilla have fired head coach Jorge Sampaoli. The Spanish side have been struggling all season, no matter the coach in charge. Sampaoli previously took over the team in October after the Spanish side sacked Julen Lopetegui after just 10 games in charge during the current campaign. The club now turns to Jose Luis Mendilibar to […]

Marseille (AFP) – Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Friday he had left Marseille because of differences with the club's hierarchy after guiding them back to the Champions League Sampaoli, 62, arrived at the Stade Velodrome in March 2021 and took Marseille to second in Ligue 1 last season. In May, colourful former Argentina and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jorge Sampaoli reacted angrily on Friday to Sevilla's decision to threaten the Argentine Football Association (AFA) with legal action over AFA's interest in hiring the Sevilla coach to rescue their floundering World Cup qualifying campaign. Sevilla issued a statement on Wednesday describing comments from new AFA president Claudio Tapia over his intentions […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jorge Sampaoli has a final shot to further his case to land his dream job at the end of the season when his slumping Sevilla side travel to Barcelona on Wednesday. Sampaoli looked to be at the head of the queue when Barca boss Luis Enrique announced he would step down at the […]