Sunday, March 5, 2017

Bayer Leverkusen fires coach Roger Schmidt after dismal run (The Associated Press)

Coach Roger Schmidt from Leverkusen attends the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen in the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (Bernd Thissen/dpa via AP)

Bayer Leverkusen fired Roger Schmidt as coach on Sunday with the side enduring its worst Bundesliga season for 14 years. Leverkusen's shareholders' committee and supervisory board decided to let Schmidt go on the recommendation of club management. Schmidt's position had been called into question on several occasions this season but Saturday's 6-2 loss at Borussia Dortmund ended the club's patience.


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