Head coach Vieira leaves bottom club Genoa

With the team at the bottom of serie A, Patrick Vieira has agreed to step down as Genoa’s head coach.

Genoa haven’t won a league game this season under the leadership of the Arsenal legend, who took over in November 2024.

Vieira “was no longer the first team’s coach,” according to a brief club statement.

Vieira led Genoa to safety and a 13th-place finish last season, winning eight and drawing nine of his 26 games. The Italian top flight currently ranks Genoa 17th.

His only other victories this campaign have been in Serie A, where he has lost six games, including five of the previous six, in the Coppa Italia.

The club thanked the coach and his staff for their hard work and professionalism throughout their careers, according to Genoa’s statement.

Vieira won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and silverware with AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Manchester City while also winning silver in his playing career.

He participated in France’s 1998 and 2000 World Cup victories.

Vieira left in 2011 and took over as New York City manager in 2016.

He was fired in December 2020 after leading Nice to seventh in Ligue 1 in his first season there.

In 2021, Vieira led Crystal Palace to the FA Cup semi-finals.