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Roberto de Zerbi managed Shakhtar Donetsk and Brighton before joining Marseille Roberto de Zerbi has left his role as manager of Marseille by mutual consent. The Italian's departure from the French club follows a 5-0 thrashing by Paris St-Germain and their recent exit from the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Club Brugge. De Zerbi took over at Marseille in the summer of 2024 after leaving Brighton, where he spent just under two years in charge. He led Marseille to second in Ligue 1 last season and leaves with the club fourth in the French top flight - 12 points behind leaders PSG. "Olympique de Marseille and Roberto De Zerbi, coach of the first team, have announced the end of their collaboration by mutual agreement, " Marseille said in a statement. "Following discussions between all stakeholders in the club's management - the owner, president, director of football, and coach - it was decided to make a change at the helm of the first team. "This was a difficult collective decision, taken after careful consideration in the best interests of the club, in order to respond to the sporting challenges of the end of the season. " Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Frank insists he is safe - but will he avoid Spurs sack? Winter Olympics: Day five - follow Milan-Cortina latest updates Carrick's 'Sir Alex' playbook and a happy start at Man Utd Conspiracy thriller, The Capture, is returning soon Gripping drama inspired by a real forensic psychiatrist Coming soon: New drama inspired by Marian Keyes' bestsellers The deep back-story behind the most consequential events in the world Fear and Gibson target GB's first medal - Wednesday's guide After 493 days it is still 'no win, no trim' for Man Utd fan Biathlete hopes affair confession on live TV doesn't 'make it worse' Video Biathlete hopes affair confession on live TV doesn't 'make it worse' Malinin, Minion and Milan's most emotional moment From turning down Mickey Mouse to becoming a pro golfer Why British coach is 'game-changer' for Super Bowl winners & NFL Was this the ultimate Super Bowl redemption story? Late goals are destroying Liverpool's season and solution isn't obvious The questions Townsend must answer before Calcutta Cup From 1% chance of survival to Super Bowl winner Five talking points from Six Nations opening round An almighty scare - but are England learning? Vonn crashes out of Winter Olympics downhill. Video Vonn crashes out of Winter Olympics downhill Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.