Yet the decision to fire a coach is usually an emotional one and the decision to hire a new one is also more often than not an emotional one born from by a desire to win the press conference announcing that hire.

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Their poor showing even sparked a government inquiry back home, with coach Raymond Domenech and a number of influential squad members coming under fire.

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Mexico coach Manuel de la Torre is sure to come under fire after a third straight draw, which dropped El Tri (0-0-3) to second-to-last place in the standings.

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Told the university was going to fire her, Kearney -- the first African-American to serve as a head coach at Texas -- resigned.

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Told the university was going to fire her, Kearney -- the first African-American to serve as a head coach at Texas -- resigned Saturday.

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But the young side will take heart from a solid, if not inspiring, performance against their hosts who could see under-fire coach Berti Vogts sacked following the defeat.

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Meanwhile, Juventus slumped to their seventh defeat in 10-games with a 1-0 reverse at Chievo that is sure to increase the pressure on under-fire coach Ciro Ferrara.

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It's also got a built-in Fitness Coach application to spur you on during that last mile, so you can fire your insanely expensive personal trainer as well as stop begging your friends to call you up at 27:32 into your daily run.

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