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Article: Van Gaal's exit no comfort for Barcelona president Gaspart
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 28, 2003
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Dateline: MADRID, Spain
Coach Louis van Gaal's departure from FC Barcelona Tuesday may satisfy
some of its disgruntled supporters, but it is not likely to ease the
troubles at the famed club.
"I'm annoyed that I have not been able to live up to Barcelona's expectations.
I have decided with the president that a change of coach is in the
best interests of the club," said van Gaal, who rejoined Barcelona
last May, two years after his first stint ended with his resignation.
The removal of Van Gaal, whose contract was to expire June 2005, was
one of two measures demanded by the Catalan club's increasingly exasperated
supporters, who have aired their ...