Tito Vilanova Steps down as Barcelona coach

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Barcelona president Sandro Rosell announced this afternoon in an emergency press conference that the Catalan manager will not continue at Barcelona due to recurrence of his cancer.

The club said they will name the replacement next week hopefully, and that the team will not travel to Poland on Saturday.

Joan Francesc Ferrer, ‘Rubi’, former Girona coach who joined Barcelona coaching staff this year will be temporarily the head coach of the club.