Bengaluru FC part ways with coach

Mumbai, May 31 

Ending months of speculation, I-League champions Bengaluru FC announced today that it has parted ways with its successful head coach Ashley Westwood “by mutual consent”.

The severing of ties between Bengaluru FC, who won the I-League twice (2013-14, 2015-16) in the last three years and the Federation Cup in 2014, has brought to an end “a successful three-year association”, the club said in a media statement.

“The Blues have also made the quarterfinals of the AFC Cup this season under Westwood and will look to go a step further when the continental competition resumes in September,” said the release. “The Englishman was at the helm of affairs since the club’s inception in 2013 when the Blues went on to stun Indian football by winning the I-League in its debut season.” 

Westwood said: “I am extremely proud of my time and achievements during my tenure at BFC. I came to the country with a blank canvas, tasked with helping to build a club from a scratch, improve Indian football and produce some players who could go on to represent the country.” — PTI