England Fires Coach Steve McClaren
Published 11/22/2007 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS at NYT > Soccer
England fired coach Steve McClaren on Thursday, a day after failing to qualify for the 2008 European Championship by losing at home to Croatia.
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Official highlights from TheFA. com: Watch the final Euro 2008 qualifier as Croatia deny England a place at the Championship with a thrilling victory, and post-match press conference wherin The FA confirm that the contract of Steve McClaren will be terminated with immediate effect.McClaren: "One of the saddest days of my career"
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ESPN .com: The search now begins for McClaren's successor, but the former Middlesbrough boss was saddened that his time in charge had come to an end. --- He said: 'Eighteen months ago was the proudest day of my career and I was honoured to be the England head coach and for 18 months I've enjoyed every minute..."UEFA.com: Highs and lows on the road to EURO
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England fired coach Steve McClaren on Thursday, a day after the team lost to Croatia and failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
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