MADRID: Malaga has fired coach Michel Gonzalez after the team’s fourth straight loss in the Spanish league.
The club made the announcement on Saturday, a day after a 1-0 defeat at Getafe that kept Malaga second-to-last in the 20-team standings.
Malaga has lost every game since a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad early in December.
It has 11 points from 19 league matches.
Gonzalez had been in charge since last season, when he helped the club from southern Spain move away from the bottom of the standings and finish near midtable.
Malaga said that “since the beginning of the season the team wasn’t able to put together a series of good results to be able to leave the relegation zone so a shakeup was needed to help the team react.”
A replacement coach was not immediately announced.
Malaga’s next match is at Eibar on Jan. 22.
Spanish club Malaga fires Gonzalez after 4th straight loss
Spanish club Malaga fires Gonzalez after 4th straight loss
King Fahd Stadium to host 2027 Asian Cup final
- Popularly known as “The Tent” because of its roof, inspired by a traditional Bedouin dwelling, the stadium is the largest of the eight venues hosting the soccer showpiece
KUALA LUMPUR: Riyadh’s King Fahd Sport City Stadium will host the opening and closing matches of next year’s Asian Cup, officials announced Monday, the football showpiece seen as a precursor for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia was awarded the World Cup but first will host the Asian Cup from Jan. 7 to Feb. 5, 2027.
“The King Fahd Sports City Stadium ... will provide the backdrop for both the eagerly anticipated final as well as the opening match, featuring hosts and three-time Asian champions Saudi Arabia,” the AFC said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur.
The 70,000-plus venue in Riyadh will also host four group stage battles, a round of 16 tie and a quarterfinal match before the final in early February, the AFC added.
Popularly known as “The Tent” because of its roof, inspired by a traditional Bedouin dwelling, the stadium is the largest of the eight venues hosting the soccer showpiece.
Asian Cup matches will also be played in Jeddah and Alkhobar.
Match pairings and kickoff times will be confirmed at the AFC’s final draw on April 11 in Riyadh, the AFC said.
Qatar, the 2022 World Cup host, staged and won the Asian Cup two years ago.
The tournament was supposed to take place in China in 2023, but was moved out of the country because of the country’s COVID policies at the time.
