<Manager> is gone. Mid-World Cup. Here's what happened, what it means, and why <Country> fans are building the shirt anyway.
[IMAGE: Press conference room — empty chair, microphones still set up. Or: manager walking down the tunnel for the last time.]
Just Got Sacked Mid-Tournament. . The federation has spoken.It doesn't happen often. A manager sacked during a World Cup is one of football's rarest and most brutal events. It means something has gone so catastrophically wrong — on the pitch, in the dressing room, or in the boardroom — that waiting until the end of the tournament is no longer an option.
is out. have a new man in charge. And the squad has to play again in days.---
The unofficial version: [What actually happened. Sources. Context. The politics.]
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[Quotes from players — supportive, neutral, or conspicuously silent. Who posted on Instagram? Who said nothing? Who was rumoured to be part of the problem?]
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This is unprecedented