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    A third A-League football manager has been sacked

    A third A-League football manager has been sacked


    Western Sydney have fired German coach Markus Babbel midway through his three year contract.

    He follows Marco Kurz at Melbourne Victory and Ernie Merrick at Newcastle in being axed this season.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     01 Dec: A point to be proud of in football's Premier League for Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca
     30 Nov: Auckland FC are refusing to pin the blame on the wet weather conditions during their 2-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets at Mt Smart
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     Today's News

    		 Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died and another's seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 north of Dannevirke - at Matamau 13:27

     International:
    Pentagon watchdog releases report on Pete Hegseth's use of Signal app 13:07

     Law and Order:
    Police have found a suitcase with a revolver and high-powered BB guns - after searching a vehicle spiked after it fled across Auckland last night 13:07

     Rugby League:
    Boxing promoter George Rose believes Nelson Asofa-Solomona can be his true aggressive self now he's ditched rugby league for prizefighting 12:27

     Rugby League:
    Australian boxing promoter George Rose reckons Nelson Asofa-Solomona will be a huge success in the ring 11:57

     International:
    Israel to compete at Eurovision Song Contest in 2026, prompting several nations to withdraw 11:17

     International:
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     Politics:
    A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry 11:07

     Auckland:
    A person's in hospital with moderate injuries after a car crashed into a house in Auckland's Grafton this morning 10:47

     Politics:
    The PPTA says leaving out their recommendation from the latest Government offer, wasn't the only thing that swayed members 10:27

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