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Chief Executive Gary Cook: Former England captain Wayne Rooney was sacked as coach of EFL Championship side Birmingham City on Tuesday after just 83 days in charge.

Rooney lost his job in the wake of Monday's 3-0 defeat to Leeds United which means Birmingham lost nine of the 15 games he was in charge of, during a period that saw them slip from sixth to 20th in the 24-team division.

Birmingham have taken fewer points than any other team in the Championship since Rooney took over after spells with Derby County and DC United, reports Xinhua.