Struggling Schalke fire coach Wagner


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Schalke 04 news conference - Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - July 1, 2020 - FC Schalke 04's head coach David Wagner is seen during a news conference. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

(Reuters) - Schalke 04 have sacked head coach David Wagner following their poor start to the season, the German Bundesliga club said in a statement https://schalke04.de/en/team/fc-schalke-04-relieve-head-coach-david-wagner-duties on Sunday.

Schalke were thrashed 8-0 by champions Bayern Munich in their first game last weekend and suffered a 3-1 defeat by Werder Bremen on Saturday.

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