RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil have sacked head coach Dorival Jr, the country's football confederation (CBF) said on Friday, after the five-times world champions were thrashed 4-1 away to fierce rivals Argentina in a humiliating qualifying loss in Buenos Aires. The 62-year-old was appointed in January 2024 after the team spent a year under two caretaker coaches as the Brazilian FA were unable to lure Italian Carlo Ancelotti from Real Madrid.
(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates sacked Portuguese coach Paulo Bento on Wednesday, the morning after his team kept alive their hopes of direct qualification to the World Cup with a last-gasp win over North Korea in Riyadh.
SINGAPORE: A director-general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) who was jailed for lying about his use of the diplomatic bag service has been fired.
MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus have sacked manager Thiago Motta and appointed their former player Igor Tudor, the Serie A club said on Sunday, following two consecutive heavy defeats in a disappointing season, with the club fifth in the league standings.
TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri less than a year after his appointment, and named Sara Zaafarani as his replacement, amid a faltering economy and a worsening flood of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa countries.
ONE of the country's most high-profile police officers has been sacked over his alleged involvement in illegal gambling and financial fraud.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters said on Thursday he had sacked the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom, after he made comments seen as critical of United States President Donald Trump.
MANILA: Three personnel from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Office of Transport Security (OTS) have been dismissed following an alleged bullet-planting scheme at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on March 6, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said Monday (March 10).
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador have named Hernan Dario Gomez as manager, the country's FA (FESFUT) said on Tuesday, hoping the Colombian can lead them to a third World Cup next year in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has ended the services of referee Fitri Maskon from all refereeing duties following a below par performance in a 2024/2025 MFL League match between Negri Sembilan FC and Selangor FC, on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Monza have recalled Alessandro Nesta to take over as manager following the sacking of Salvatore Bocchetti, the Serie A club said on Monday, after a heavy defeat at the weekend kept the club rooted at the bottom of the standings.
LONDON (Reuters) -A British junior minister was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday and suspended from the governing Labour Party over WhatsApp messages which the minister said were "badly misjudged".
(Reuters) - The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) sacked former women's captain Laijipa Naulivou four days into her job as Director of Rugby after she said the women's game had a "gay problem".
TUNIS (Reuters) -The Tunisian president on Wednesday sacked Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri and named Michkat Khaldi, a judge, as new finance minister.
(Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais have sacked coach Pierre Sage, the French Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday, after a winless run of five matches across all competitions.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government on Tuesday sacked a deputy defence minister in charge of weapons purchases amid infighting over procurement that is complicating Kyiv's attempt to reassure key Western partners at a critical moment in the war with Russia.
(Reuters) - Former Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking last month by English soccer's referees' body PGMOL, saying that the pressure of the job and fear of abuse due to his sexuality triggered his behaviour.
(Reuters) - Porto have sacked coach Vitor Bruno, the Portuguese club said on Monday after back to back losses to lowly Nacional and Gil Vicente, with the two-time Champions League winners third in the Primeira Liga standings after 18 matches.
KAJANG: A car, sacks, and several cages believed to have been used to round up cats at an apartment in Batu 9, Cheras, have been seized.
(Reuters) - Peru have sacked head coach Jorge Fossati, the Peruvian Football Federation said as the team languish bottom of the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup Qualifiers standings.