Lyon Manager Has Been Sacked After 7 Games

Ligue 1 strugglers Lyon have sacked Italian manager Fabio Grosso after just seven games in charge.

Lyon Manager Has Been Sacked After 7 Games

Grosso, 46, leaves seven-time French champions Lyon bottom of the table after overseeing only one victory in his seven Ligue 1 matches.

His dismissal comes less than 11 weeks after he replaced the sacked Laurent Blanc in September.

Lyon, last crowned champions in 2007-08, confirmed Frenchman Pierre Sage will take charge on a temporary basis.