Hertha Berlin sack Markus Babbel

Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin opt to sack former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel as the club's head coach.

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor | 18 December 2011

German club Hertha Berlin have decided to sack head coach Markus Babbel with immediate effect.

The former Liverpool defender's contract was due to expire at the end of the season and he had recently revealed that he had no intention of extending his deal.

"On Sunday, December 18, Hertha BSC relieved head coach Markus Babbel of his duties with immediate effect. The decision will be further explained at a press conference," an official statement read.

Babbel, who took over Berlin in 2010, leaves the club in 11th position in the Bundesliga table.

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2	Arsenal	37	27	5	5	89	28	61	86
3	Liverpool	37	23	10	4	84	41	43	79
4	Aston Villa	37	20	8	9	76	56	20	68
5	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	37	19	6	12	71	61	10	63
6	Newcastle United Newcastle	36	17	6	13	79	57	22	57
7	Chelsea	36	16	9	11	73	61	12	57
8	Manchester United Man Utd	36	16	6	14	52	56	-4	54
9	West Ham United West Ham	37	14	10	13	59	71	-12	52
10	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	36	12	12	12	54	58	-4	48
11	Bournemouth	37	13	9	15	53	65	-12	48
12	Crystal Palace	37	12	10	15	52	58	-6	46
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	37	13	7	17	50	63	-13	46
14	Fulham	37	12	8	17	51	59	-8	44
15	Everton	37	13	9	15	39	49	-10	40
16	Brentford	37	10	9	18	54	61	-7	39
17	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	37	8	9	20	47	66	-19	29
18	Luton Town Luton	37	6	8	23	50	81	-31	26
R	Burnley	37	5	9	23	40	76	-36	24
R	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	37	3	7	27	35	101	-66	16