British coach Butler denounces sacking

Former English Premier League player Peter Butler has called his sacking as coach of Terengganu in Malaysia “barbaric” and has lodged an appeal, a media report said on Tuesday. The outspoken Butler’s tenure at the club has looked finished after he accused his goalie of match-fixing over a howler attempt at a goal clearance that put the ball in the net, and accused two other players of ill-discipline. Butler’s contract was terminated following his suspension for six months for claiming that two players brought female guests to their hotel rooms after a curfew. But Butler, a former West Ham United midfielder, has appealed, saying his punishment sets “a dangerous precedent not only for football but socially as well”.