Javier Aguirre of Mexico has been sacked as Japan national football coach on Tuesday amid accusations he was involved in match-fixing during his time coaching in Spain. - EPA
TOKYO (AFP): Japan’s football authorities on Tuesday sacked coach Javier Aguirre, amid claims he was involved in match-fixing during a previous tenure in Spain.
The move brings to an end the short and tumultuous stint in Japan for the 56-year-old Mexican, who was reportedly the country’s highest-ever paid national coach on an estimated $2.45 million annually, but under whom the Blue Samurai fizzled on the field.
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