Montpellier coach Michel Der Zakarian gets fired after nightmarish start to French league season
FILE -Montpellier's head coach Michel Der Zakarian yells during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Montpellier at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Cole]
Coach Michel Der Zakarian was fired by French club Montpellier after his team was thrashed 5-0 at home by Marseille for a sixth loss in eight matches this season. The result left the 2012 French champions in last place, having already conceded 26 goals in a season marking the club’s 50th anniversary. “Tonight I felt compelled to end our collaboration,”Montpellier president Laurent Nicollin said after the match.
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