Soccer-Monaco fire coach Jardim after poor start to season


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - AS Monaco v Stade Rennes - Stade Louis II, Monaco - October 7, 2018 AS Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim before the match REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Ligue 1 club AS Monaco fired coach Leonardo Jardim on Thursday following a poor start to the season which has left last season's runners-up 18th in the 20-team table.

The 44-year-old Portuguese had been in charge for just over four seasons during which the team had performed consistently well with the high point in 2016-17 when they won Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League semi-finals.

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