Barcelona fires coach Koeman after poor start to season

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Published October 27, 2021 4:31 PM

By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has fired coach Ronald Koeman after the team’s 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league. Club president Joan Laporta informed the Dutch coach of his decision following the match. Barcelona says Koeman “will say goodbye to the squad on Thursday.” He leaves with the club in ninth place in the Spanish league standings with 15 points from 10 matches. Koeman has been under constant pressure after a poor start to the team’s first season without Lionel Messi in nearly two decades. The Argentina star joined Paris Saint-Germain in August.

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