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Tottenham Fires Igor Tudor After 44 Days, Relegation Looms

29 March, 2026.Sports.6 sources

Key Takeaways

Tottenham parted ways with Igor Tudor after seven matches in 44 days.
He won one of seven matches and lost five.
Tottenham faced relegation danger, slipping closer to bottom three during Tudor's tenure.

Tudor Departs After Seven Matches

Tottenham parted ways with Tudor by mutual consent after just 44 days.

“Tudor era ends at Tottenham after just 7 matches ahead of fight for Premier League survival Tudor era ends at Tottenham after just 7 matches ahead of fight for Premier League survival Tottenham chose to part ways with Igor Tudor on Sunday, just seven matches and 44 days into his spell as interim coach of a team that has plunged into a relegation fight in the Premier League”

AP News

Tudor won only one of his seven matches, a Champions League second-leg win that was not enough to advance.

AP News

Spurs were one point above the relegation zone in 17th place.

Bereavement Influences Decision

Tudor was informed of the death of his father Mario after the final game.

He was given time to process the bereavement before agreeing to leave.

BBC

Tottenham sent support to him and his family.

Coaching Staff Also Departs

Rogic and Ragnacci have also left their roles.

“Igor Tudor leaves role as Tottenham's interim manager just 44 DAYS after being appointed after disastrous Nottingham Forest defeat worsened their relegation fears Igor Tudor’s time at Tottenham is over after just 44 days and the search for a fourth head coach in the last 12 months is under way”