Hamburg has 4th coach of season

Struggling German giant Hamburg appointed Bruno Labbadia as its fourth manager of the season on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to avoid relegation.

The 49-year-old replaces Peter Knaebel, appointed on a caretaker basis after last month's sacking of Joe Zinnbauer, who in turn replaced Mirko Slomka last September.

Knaebel was fired after only two games in charge, both resulting in defeats with no goals scored.