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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

London City Lionesses sack manager Prêcheur while West Ham close on Guarino

Jocelyn Prêcheur
Jocelyn Prêcheur talks to his team after their defeat at Leicester City. Photograph: Cameron Smith/WSL/WSL Football/Getty Images

London City Lionesses have sacked their manager Jocelyn Prêcheur, with the newly promoted club sixth in the Women’s Super League.

The Frenchman oversaw London City’s promotion to the WSL last season and has guided them to the top half of the top tier, but the big-spending club are known to be ambitious and their defeat at Leicester a week ago was their sixth of the season. Prêcheur is the second WSL manager to lose their job in the space of four days, following Rehanne Skinner’s sacking by West Ham on Thursday.

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