Ian Baraclough has been sacked as manager of Championship club Scunthorpe after just seven months in charge.
Baraclough, 40, took over the role following the departure of Nigel Adkins to Southampton in September 2010.
His removal comes after a run of five defeats in the last six matches, one that has left the club inside the relegation zone and four points adrift of safety.
Their latest reverse was a 3-0 defeat at home to fellow relegation candidates Preston North End.
Scunthorpe United Football Club has relieved Ian Baraclough of his first team duties with immediate effect, the club said in a statement.
The difficult decision was reached in light of the team s disappointing performances.
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Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has extended his contract at Paris Saint-Germain until 2018.
The Italian has established himself as the French champions number one, playing 37 of 38 matches as Laurent Blanc s men lifted the Ligue 1 title for the second season in a row last term.
And Sirigu, who has been with the club since joining from Palermo in 2011, believes PSG have only scratched the surface when it comes to the team s potential.
I wanted to continue this incredible adventure, both on a sporting and on a human level, with Paris Saint-Germain, he said.
I know we are only at the start of something exceptional.
We are going to win a lot of titles together.
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Chelsea could be in a position to reveal their new manager within one or two weeks, according to chief executive Ron Gourlay.
Runners-up to Manchester United in the English Premier League last season, Chelsea have been without a head coach since the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti on the final day of the campaign.
Dutchman Guus Hiddink, 64, won the FA Cup during a four-month spell as Chelsea s caretaker manager in 2009.
Now in charge of the Turkish national team, Hiddink has been heavily with a return to Stamford Bridge, either as head coach or director of football.
Gourlay would not give any indication of who the club will appoint, but did reveal Chelsea are hopeful of making an announcement shortly as they look to improve on a disappointing return in 2010…