Borussia Dortmund says the club has fired coach Nuri Sahin.

Erik ten Hag has reportedly emerged as a leading candidate for the Borussia Dortmund managerial role following the dismissal of Nuri Sahin.

The manager is taking the brunt of the criticism for a poor season but issues off the pitch are as significant as those on it

Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said he still felt the trust from his players but would talk to club bosses after Tuesday's shock 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League that stretched their losing run to four games across all competitions.

The Ruhr valley club, last year's Champions League finalists, conceded two goals in two minutes in the second half against the Italians after taking a 15th minute lead.

Dortmund have also struggled domestically. They are 10th in the Bundesliga and seven points adrift of the top four, while they are 20 points behind leaders Bayern Munich after just 18 games of the sea

Borussia Dortmund were beaten finalists in the competition last season, but the loss on Tuesday was the club's fourth successive defeat in all competitions.

Borussia Dortmund have officially announced the dismissal of head coach Nuri Şahin. The decision was made on January 21.

Borussia Dortmund are in the bottom half of the Bundesliga and have now sacked Nuri Sahin. What went wrong? The German giants prefer people who know the club but is understanding the culture really so important?

Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund have sacked coach Nuri Sahin. The move comes just hours after the club lost a fourth match in a row.

Borussia Dortmund have sacked manager Nuri Sahin after their 2-1 defeat to Bologna. Tuesday’s loss in the Champions League was their fourth defeat in a row and leaves them outside the places to qualify for the last 16 automatically.