Murat Yakin stays as Switzerland coach for Euro 2024 despite winless run and tension with players
Associated PressBERN, Switzerland — Switzerland coach Murat Yakin has kept his job for next year’s European Championship after the national soccer federation on Tuesday resisted calls to fire him. “Even though we have drawn four matches and lost once in the last qualifying matches, Murat Yakin has our full confidence,” Swiss soccer federation president Dominique Blanc said in a statement. Yakin’s hold on the job seemed shakier after Swiss coach Urs Fischer became available after being fired by Union Berlin, which he led from Germany’s second division to the Champions League. Swiss soccer federation official Pierluigi Tami said Yakin “convinced us to remain the man for the job.” Yakin has coached Switzerland since August 2021 and advanced to last year’s World Cup by finishing above Italy in a qualifying group.
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