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- Fabregas dismisses latest Barcelona talk
- Gerrard confident Liverpool will rally
- Henry considered quitting internationals
- Germany sets up match-fixing task force
- Arsenal seek to respond to surprise loss
- Barcelona entertain Inter in key match
- Fiorentina win would eliminate Liverpool
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- Palermo fire coach Zenga
- Gossau ban player linked to match-fixing
Sporting Lisbon coach quits after poor run of form
LISBON, Portugal (AP) Sporting Lisbon coach Paulo Bento has quit after his team slumped to sixth place in the 18-club Portuguese league.
Sporting said in a statement Friday that assistant coach Leonel Pontes would take charge for this weekend's match at Rio Ave. The team hasn't won a league match since September and has recorded three draws and a loss in its last four games.
Riot police fired warning shots into the air to keep rampaging Sporting Lisbon fans at bay last weekend after a home draw, and the team drew 1-1 at home with Latvian club Ventspils in the Europa League on Thursday.
The 40-year-old Bento is a former Sporting and Portugal midfielder who took charge four years ago, delivering two Portuguese Cup titles.
Updated November 6, 2009
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