Al-Ittihad have sacked manager Laurent Blanc, the Saudi Pro League club said on Saturday following their 2-0 defeat against Al-Nassr a day earlier.<\/p>\n
“Al-Ittihad announces the termination of its contractual relationship with the first team’s head coach Mr. Laurent Blanc and his coaching staff,” the club said on X.<\/p>\n
Al-Ittihad added that they were also looking for “new technical staff that matches the club\u2019s ambitions”.<\/p>\n
Blanc took charge of Al-Ittihad in July last year and led the team to a domestic double, winning both the league title and the King’s Cup.<\/p>\n
However, the team began the new season by exiting the Saudi Super Cup in the semi-finals following a loss to Al-Nassr, before suffering a second defeat to the Riyadh-based side in the league on Friday. They are third in the standings, three points behind Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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