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Monaco Dismisses Coach Sebastien Pocognoli

The club acted after a late-season collapse that left Monaco seventh and redirected the team into UEFA Conference League play-offs.

Overview

  • AS Monaco announced the end of its collaboration with coach Sebastien Pocognoli and confirmed the departures of his two assistants plus several other staff members.
  • Monaco finished seventh in Ligue 1, which denied the club Champions League qualification and placed it in next season’s UEFA Conference League play-offs.
  • Pocognoli was hired last October from Union Saint-Gilloise and still had one year remaining on his Monaco contract when the club dismissed him.
  • The 38-year-old produced a midseason 10-match unbeaten run that briefly put Monaco in top-three contention but a poor run to the end of the campaign cost the club its Champions League bid.
  • Several media outlets have named former defender Filipe Luis as the reported favourite to succeed Pocognoli, though that hiring has not been confirmed by the club.