Friday, October 7, 2011

Argentina sack manager Sergio Batista after Copa America failure


Argentina's failure to win the Copa America as hosts and end an 18-year wait for a major title cost coach Sergio Batista his job last night.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA), facing an identity crisis in the national game, announced Batista had stepped down after his team were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals nine days ago.

"The national teams commission has decided to rescind the contract," AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo told a news conference.


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