LONDON (Reuters) - England sacked women's national soccer team manager Mark Sampson on Wednesday as a consequence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour in a previous position. The 34-year-old Sampson, whose side beat Russia 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, has been accused of discrimination by Chelsea striker Eniola Aluko. Sampson, who took charge of the England team in 2013 after working with Bristol Academy, strongly denies the allegations and has been cleared of wrongdoing by two investigations -- one internal and the other an independent review. Sampson replaced Hope Powell as England women's second permanent manager and led the country to third place at the 2015 World Cup in Canada. England also reached the semi-finals of the European championships this year, losing to hosts and eventual winners the Netherlands.

Source: thestar September 20, 2017 14:58 UTC