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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Borussia Dortmund ruthlessly sack manager Marco Rose after "intensive" final board meeting

Borussia Dortmund have sacked manager Marco Rose after just one season in charge.

The German coach led BVB to a respectable second-place finish in the Bundesliga during his maiden campaign, but humiliating defeats in both the Champions League and Europa League bruised his short tenure. Rose was brought to the Westfalenstadion last summer after two years with Borussia Monchengladbach and making his name as Red Bull Salzburg.

Now he will be on the hunt for a new job, with chiefs calling time on his mixed reign after an "intensive" meeting. A statement from Dortmund read: "Hans-Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc and Sebastian Kehl would like to thank Marco Rose for the work he has done.

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