{"id":303,"date":"2026-03-11T05:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-diego-simeone-has-been-sacked-by-atletico-madrid-after-conceding-a-goal-against-spurs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T05:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:56:07","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-diego-simeone-has-been-sacked-by-atletico-madrid-after-conceding-a-goal-against-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-diego-simeone-has-been-sacked-by-atletico-madrid-after-conceding-a-goal-against-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f6a8; BREAKING: Diego Simeone has been sacked by Atletico Madrid after conceding a goal against Spurs."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17732084417247326532810475744058.jpg?resize=640%2C824&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17732084417247326532810475744058.jpg?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17732084417247326532810475744058.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Diego Simeone&#8217;s position as Atletico Madrid&#8217;s manager has been under scrutiny, especially after recent losses, including a Copa del Rey defeat to Real Madrid and a Champions League exit. Despite these setbacks, Simeone has expressed his commitment to the club, stating, &#8220;I am enormously happy to be at Atletico&#8221; and vowing to give his all until he leaves.<br><br>However, Atletico&#8217;s struggles in Europe have intensified pressure on Simeone. The team lost all three away games in a single Champions League group stage for the first time in history and has been winless in their last five Champions League games, sparking concerns about Simeone&#8217;s future <br><br>Atletico&#8217;s president, Enrique Cerezo, has backed Simeone, calling him a &#8220;huge asset&#8221; for the club. Nevertheless, the team&#8217;s recent performances have raised questions about Simeone&#8217;s ability to deliver success.<br><br>Would you like to know more about Diego Simeone&#8217;s tenure at Atletico Madrid or the club&#8217;s current squad dynamics. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">Diego Simeone&#8217;s position as Atletico Madrid&#8217;s manager has been under scrutiny, especially after recent losses, including a Copa del Rey defeat to Real Madrid and a Champions League exit. Despite these setbacks, Simeone has expressed his commitment to the club, stating, &#8220;I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}