Slavia Prague part company with Jarolím after five years

Slavia Prague football club have parted company with manager Karel Jarolím after a string of poor results. Jarolím was at Slavia for five years and oversaw one of the most successful periods in their modern history, when they opened a new stadium, won the Czech league two years running and reached the Champions League for the first time. However, this season Slavia have failed to challenge for the title and currently lie in eighth place. The club’s management first threatened to sack Jarolím before later offering to keep him on for the rest of the season; in the end the coach himself decided to quit. He has been replaced by František Cipro.