World Cup winner Blanc sacked as coach in Qatar

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French World Cup winning defender Laurent Blanc has been sacked as coach of Al-Rayyan, the Qatari club said Sunday. The 56-year-old Blanc, who previously coached his national team and Paris Saint-Germain, took the post in December 2020 and leaves with the club ninth in the Qatar Stars League. Renowned players such as Steven Nzonzi, James Rodriguez and Yacine Brahimi have not prevented Al-Rayyan losing seven of 17 games this season.

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