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Relegation-Threatened Wolfsburg Fires Another Coach, and a Director This Time Too
Wolfsburg dismissed coach Daniel Bauer and managing director Peter Christiansen after eight games without a win, leaving the team in the relegation zone with nine matches left.
- On Sunday, VfL Wolfsburg confirmed the dismissal of Daniel Bauer following the earlier sacking of Peter Christiansen, posting the decisions on its website.
- Following a 2-1 home loss to Hamburger SV, the team's winless run stretched to eight games, prompting leadership change, Wolfsburg said. The club announced Christiansen's dismissal.
- Before and after the match, masked Wolfsburg fans threw flares and created black smoke while players fought Hamburg rivals, and supporters displayed banners as hundreds attended training.
- The club said it will announce a new head coach "in the near future" to give the team a new impetus, said the sporting director.
- Supervisory board chairman Sebastian Rudolph said Christiansen had overseen personnel changes since 2024, and Dieter Hecking is reportedly the favorite to return.
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The separation from the coach and from the managing director is not enough. Regardless of the Wolfsburger's whereabouts in the first Bundesliga, the club needs a fundamental restart.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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Wolfsburg, 17th and relegable nine days from the end of the Bundesliga season, separated from coach Daniel Bauer and sports director Peter Christiansen, announced the German club in a press release on Sunday.
·Paris, France
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right4Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Left
55% Left
L 55%
C 27%
R 18%
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