BEIJING: China’s football body announced the sacking of national coach Alain Perrin on Friday after a disappointing run of results left their World Cup qualifying campaign hanging by a thread.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) said the decision had been made “out of consideration for the performance of the Chinese national team” and “the needs of future team-building”.

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