<h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong> . <em>Mexico coach Miguel Herrera was sacked on Tuesday following allegations of an assault against a television journalist, just two days after guiding them to their seventh Gold Cup trophy in the United States.</em></strong></h3> The combative 47-year-old -- who also coached Mexico to the last-16 penalty shootout loss to the Netherlands at the World Cup last year -- is alleged to have attacked the journalist, a virulent critic of the coach, at Philadelphia airport hours after Mexico had beaten Jamaica. <p style="text-align: justify">Herrera, who has yet to comment on the decision, claims he simply shoved the commentator in question Christian Martinoli.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, his version was contradicted by several eye witnesses and left the federation with no option but to sack him.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We have taken the decision to relieve national coach Miguel Herrera of his duties," said federation president Decio de Maria.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Our values and principles must be maintained regardless of results."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">De Maria did not name a successor.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Sacking Herrera was a tough decision," said De Maria.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"However, violence has no place in society, in the family and even less so in our sport.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I believe that Miguel perfectly understands the reason for this decision... all this has made him suffer a lot."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Herrera, a former no-nonsense defender who earned the nickname 'the louse', had been in charge since October 2013 when he took over with Mexico struggling to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p>