Eddie Howe steps down as Bournemouth manager after relegation

LONDON: Eddie Howe has left his job as Bournemouth manager, days after the club were relegated from the Premier League to the English Championship.

The 42-year-old, who has managed the Cherries in more than 450 games across two spells at Vitality Stadium spanning more than a decade, made the decision together with club officials on Saturday, the club said in a statement.

"Having spent a total of 25 years with the club as both a player and a manager this decision - made together with the club - is one of the hardest I've ever had to make," Howe said in an open letter to supporters as put on the club's official website, afcb.co.uk. IANS

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