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Edgardo Bauza fired as Argentina's coach

INSET: Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza (left) and Argentina striker Lionel Messi (right). PHOTO: Courtesy

Argentina's football association fired Edgardo Bauza as coach of the crisis-hit national team as it struggles to qualify for next year's World Cup, the head of the body said Monday.

It was the first big move by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) since it last month picked new executives tasked with ending three years of turmoil in the Argentine game.

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