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Sami Hyypia leaves FC Zurich as 12-time champions struggle

Image: Sami Hyypia has left Swiss club FC Zurich

Sami Hyypia has left FC Zurich, one day after the 12-time champions slumped to the bottom of the Swiss league.

Hyypia's team was whistled and jeered on Wednesday after losing 4-0 at home to Lugano, who rose above Zurich by two points with three games left.

The former Liverpool stalwart leaves despite leading Zurich to the Swiss Cup final on May 29, where they will play Lugano.

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Hyypia, who was appointed in August, began his coaching career at Bayer Leverkusen, where his playing career ended in 2011 having spent 10 seasons at Liverpool. He also spent six months in charge at Brighton in 2014 before being sacked in December of that year.

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