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England Dumps McClaren

Head coach is shown the door after soccer team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2007 10:13 PM CST

(Newser) – Steve McClaren has been fired as coach of England's soccer team after their failure to qualify for Euro 2008, reports the Times of London. England had been thrown a lifeline after Israel's surprise defeat of Russia, which gave them a chance to advance to... Read full story »

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