Rapid Bucharest lift coach's suspension
Reuters - Wednesday 08 October 2008, 14:03
BUCHAREST - Rapid Bucharest have lifted
their suspension on Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, a club
official said on Wednesday.
Peseiro led the team's training session in the morning but
both he and Rapid declined to comment on the suspension the club
imposed on him following their UEFA Cup elimination last week or
why they have decided to reinstate him.
Rapid suspended Peseiro after about 1,000 fans staged a
violent protest following the team's 2-1 aggregate loss to VfL
Wolfsburg in their UEFA Cup first round tie. A dozen fans were
arrested.
Local media speculated that Rapid, 11th in the league 12
points behind leaders Dinamo, spoke to several Romanian and
foreign coaches, who turned down the job.
The three-year contract Peseiro signed in June includes a
clause for 500,000 euros ($681,400) in compensation to be paid
to him if he is fired, according to club owner Fahti Taher.
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