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PARIS, Dec.4 (Xinhua) – Former French soccer star Patrick Vieira was fired as head coach of the Ligue 1 club Nice on Friday after his team lost all five previous matches, including three in the Europa League that ended. in a group stage. departure from the continental tournament.
“During an interview after last night’s meeting, the Nice management informed Patrick Vieira of their decision to end their collaboration,” the club said in a statement.
The 1998 World Cup winner came to Nice as head coach in 2018, after taking command of the US team from New York City for two seasons.
“Patrick Vieira put all his heart and professionalism at his service for OGC Nice during the last two and a half years of their collaboration,” the club said.
The southern French club qualified for the Europa League after a fifth final in the short 2019-2020 season, but have lost four of their five group matches after losing to Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 at home on Thursday.
Nice is now 11th in the national league, eight points behind favorite Paris Saint-Germain with one game in hand.
Vieira’s assistant Adrian Ursea has been appointed the club’s new coach. Final product
