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Coach Michel Der Zakarian was fired by French club Montpellier after his team was thrashed 5-0 at home by Marseille for a sixth loss in eight matches this season. The result left the 2012 French champions in last place, having already conceded 26 goals in a season marking the club's 50th anniversary. "Tonight I felt compelled to end our collaboration,"Montpellier president Laurent Nicollin said after the match.
