Lothar Matthaus has been sacked as coach of Bulgaria just two days before the first anniversary of his appointment.

Matthaus had replaced Stanimir Stoilov after they had lost their first two Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Bulgaria won their first qualifier under Matthaus, a 1-0 victory in Wales, and two draws followed in their next matches against Switzerland and Montenegro.

But a disastrous display in a 3-0 home defeat to England this month, followed by a 3-1 loss in Switzerland, ...

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