Hugo Sanchez fired as coach of Mexican national soccer team (AP)

 
Hugo Sanchez was fired as coach of Mexico's soccer team on Monday, two weeks after El Tri was eliminated from Olympic qualifying. The Mexican soccer federation fired Sanchez 16 months after he took the job amid promises of regional titles and an Olympic medal. The failure to qualify for Beijing is particularly stinging for Mexican players of this generation, who won the Under-17 World Cup in Peru... [link]

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