Maccabi Tel Aviv boss to step down

JORDI Cruyff, the Dutch boss of Maccabi Tel Aviv, is to step down at the end of the season after six years during which he steered the club to three Israeli championships.

Cruyff, 44, son of late Dutch footballing legend Johan, joined the club in 2012 after a successful first management spell at Cypriot club AEK Larnaca and served first as sports director then as coach.

As well as back-to-back titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015, Maccabi also won the Israel State Cup in 2015 and the Toto Cup in 2014.

In a statement on its website, the club gave no reason for Cruyff’s departure and no indication of his future plans. – AFP