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European football: Eintracht Frankfurt fire coach Dino Toppmöller after poor run

Eintracht Frankfurt fires head coach Dino Toppmöller amid a winless run and a leaky defense, signaling a need for fresh impetus before key Champions League games.
Club officials cite a downward trend over recent weeks and the first three 2026 games as the basis for the decision.
Dino Toppmöller accepts the decision and says he would have liked to continue, thanking the club in a formal statement.
Toppmöller had been in charge since 2023 and had just extended toward 2028 before his dismissal.
A crisis meeting the day before the dismissal followed Frankfurt's 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen, underscoring mounting pressure.
Rabid domestic and European match context is cited, with Stuttgart-Union Berlin draw and Barcelona-Breal Sociedad fixtures noted in the same weekend.
Milan and Roma were also mentioned as part of the weekend’s European club football discussion.
Frankfurt will turn to interim leadership from U21 and U19 coaches Dennis Schmitt and Alexander Meier ahead of a crucial Champions League game at Qarabag.
A potential playoff-route risk hangs over Frankfurt if results elsewhere do not favour them in the Champions League group stage.
The club emphasizes its ethos of dynamic, aggressive, and compact football as a standard expected from Eintracht Frankfurt.

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