Bundesliga club Mainz have sacked their coach, Martin Schmidt, following a disappointing season that saw them flirt with relegation. There was no immediate word on a successor.Mainz announced via their official website on Monday that the Bundesliga club had relieved Martin Schmidt of his duties as head coach. “The joint decision to end our work together by mutual agreement was reached following a very open and honest discussion with Martin Schmidt on Sunday evening,” Mainz’s sporting director, Rouven Schröder said. One season later, Schmidt, the former under-23 coach at Mainz, led the club to a sixth-place finish and a berth in the Europa League. This season though, Mainz flirted with relegation, but finished the season in 15th place, one place above the relegation playoff spot.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 22, 2017 21:00 UTC