Chaos reigns at Valencia as coach is sacked, sporting director quits


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Valencia v FC Barcelona - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - January 25, 2020 Valencia coach Albert Celades before the match REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

(Reuters) - Valencia have sacked coach Albert Celades and appointed long-standing club servant Voro until the end of the season, the La Liga club said in a statement on Monday.

Sporting director Cesar Sanchez then announced his resignation shortly after Celades was dismissed, deepening the institutional crisis at one of Spain's most prestigious clubs.

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