German club Borussia Dortmund part ways with head coach Tuchel

Borussia Dortmund's head coach Thomas Tuchel has left the club, the Bundesliga side confirmed yesterday

Thomas Tuchel

Borussia Dortmund's head coach Thomas Tuchel has left the club, the Bundesliga side confirmed yesterday, denying that the departure was sparked by a public spat with the club's chief executive. "We thank Thomas Tuchel and his training staff for their successful work at BVB," said the club, adding that the "cause of the separation is by no means a disagreement between two people".

Relations between Tuchel and chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke have become publicly strained since a bomb attack on the Dortmund team bus on April 11.

Tuchel had complained that neither he nor his shell-shocked players were consulted on the decision to go ahead with the match against Monaco less than 24 hours after the attack. But Watzke denied that was the case and said the claim had annoyed him. In a statement, the club sought to play down the row, saying that "the well-being of Borussia Dortmund is always more important than individuals or possible differences between them".

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