Harry Redknapp departs Blues in a traumatic 24 hours for the club after a 3-1 home loss to Preston, though city neighbours Aston Villa managed to win away from home 3-0 at Barnsley to give Steve Bruce some breathing space, while Warwickshire Cricket Club are relegated from Division 1 to further add to the city's sporting woes.
Mark Sampson's ongoing allegations with the England Women's national team continue and there's Vettel fury with teammate Kimi Räikkönen in F1 to momentarily make the sport more interesting, and FC Köln fans 20,000 strong march on the Emirates Stadium opens up debate to further regulating away fans amidst a delayed kick off and violence before the game with Arsenal.
In this week's funny sporting moments there's more pressure on Wenger in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, while there are calls for Wayne Rooney to serve the streets of Birmingham after being banned from driving.
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