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Urawa Reds have sacked their manager Per-Mathias Hogmo and will replace him with his predecessor Maciej Skorza, the J-League first-division club announced Tuesday. The Norwegian was appointed ahead of this season and leaves Urawa sitting 13th in the 20-team J1 after nine wins, eight draws and nine defeats with the team failing to hit its stride after losing key players to other clubs. Captain Hiroki Sakai, a former Japan and Marseille right-back, left for New Zealand’s Auckland FC in the Australia A-League, while Danish defender and vice-captain Alexander Scholz joined Al Wakra in Qatar, both …

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