Mexico soccer coach Herrera fired after claim he punched reporter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Embattled Mexican national soccer team coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday following a TV reporter's claim that the coach known as "El Piojo" punched him.
The ouster comes just two days after Herrera led Mexico to victory in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. But Decio de Maria, who on Saturday becomes president of the Mexican Soccer Federation, said the incident with the journalist was not in keeping with "the spirit of fair and respectful competition" that the organization espouses.
"Our values, our principles, are above any result," de Maria said at an afternoon news conference. "In our profession, our industry, the matches are never over, and as public figures who represent an institution we must be absolutely clear on that."
He did not say who will be chosen to replace Herrera, who led Mexico to the round of 16 at last year's World Cup in Brazil.
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