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Japan coach Aguirre fired over match-fixing scandal

Xinhua, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Japan national soccer team coach Javier Aguirre has been fired for his alleged involvement in a 2011 match-fixing scandal in Spain, local media reported Tuesday.

Reportedly, 56-year-old Aguirre and 40 others were involved in the fixing of a match in 2011 during Aguirre's time as coach of Spanish club Real Zaragoza. In the match, Zaragoza beat Levante 2-1 to avoid relegation.

Mexico-born Aguirre took over the Japan coaching job from Alberto Zaccheroni after last summer's World Cup in Brazil. His team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of last month's Asian Cup in Australia. Endit