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LONDON -- Fulham fired manager Rene Meulensteen and appointed Felix Magath on Friday, saying "action was required" in its bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Authentic Paul George Jersey . Magath, who has won three Bundesliga titles as a coach, signed an 18-month contract, the London club said in a statement. The German has a reputation for brutal training and fitness methods. His nicknames include "Torturer" and "Saddam." Fulhams statement failed to mention Meulensteen at all, but he later said he had been relieved of his duties after less than three months in the job. "They have hit the panic button on emotion and fear -- but hey ho, thats football," Meulensteen told the BBC. The firing came as a shock to many because the Dutchman appeared to be turning things around, getting a result against Manchester United and putting in a good effort against Liverpool despite losing in the last minute. But it wasnt enough for Fulham owner and chairman Shahid Khan. "Our club has shown promise in recent matches, but the fact is we have not won a league match since Jan. 1," Khan said. "Given our form, we can no longer merely hope that our fortunes will finally turn. And with 12 matches remaining and at least four points separating us from safety, we certainly can no longer post empty results. Action was required." The club is bottom of the table with 20 points from 26 matches. Magath has vast Bundesliga coaching experience, guiding Bayern Munich to back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006, and lifting the league trophy again with Wolfsburg in 2009. He has also coached other German teams, including Hamburg and Schalke. But he has never managed in the Premier League. The 60-year-old Magath recently ruled out becoming coach again at Hamburg, which is in its own relegation battle and which he led to European glory as a player. He hasnt coached since leaving Wolfsburg in October 2012. "Here we go again. Im coming back into football," Magath said on his Facebook account. "I am manager of Fulham with immediate effect. Its a fantastic working environment for any coach and footballer." Khan welcomed the Germans experience, saying he had faith Magath could lift Fulham out of the relegation zone. "Im especially impressed with the reputation Felix has for coming into clubs at difficult times, often late in the season, and lifting them to their potential and beyond," Khan said. "Felix knows that is precisely the task awaiting him at Fulham, and he made it abundantly clear that he wants and is ready for the opportunity." Fulham said it would make an announcement soon about the clubs backroom staff. The teams next match is Saturday at West Bromwich Albion, which sits four points above the Cottagers in 17th place. Meulensteen, who previously worked under Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, was hired as Fulham manager after Martin Jol was sacked on Dec. 1. "I knew the owners were freaking out a little bit that there was the possibility of the club going down," Meulensteen told the BBC. "The way forward that we have discussed with the club was about longevity and in this case it is clearly an act of fear." Fulham held United to a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, but the team was beaten by a late penalty in a 3-2 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday at Craven Cottage. "I have not had a lot of time and people who came to the Manchester United and Liverpool games could see what I was trying to put in place," Meulensteen said. "I couldnt care less what they put in the statement, to be honest." Authentic Doug McDermott Jersey .Y. -- Syracuses streak lives on -- barely. Authentic Alize Johnson Jersey .com) - Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is joining the Major League Baseball Players Association staff as a senior advisor to executive director Tony Clark. http://www.cheappacersjerseysauthentic.com/ . The England international had both goals in TFCs season-opening 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.Lewis Hamilton remains unperturbed by Nico Rosbergs winning run and says he has a real positive feel about his own start to 2016. Rosbergs career-best sequence of wins from the end of last season continued at the Australian GP a fortnight ago, with Hamiltons return to pole for the first time in six months compromised by a poor start.But up until his botched getaway in the race, the world champion had topped every session in Melbourne. Hamilton also eventually finished second to Rosberg, despite at one point running as low as seventh. Bahrain GP on Sky Sports TV times and full schedule for this weekends race Rosberg - who on Thursday likened himself to football underdogs-turned-pacesetters Leicester City - has now won the last four races either side of the winter break, but his Mercedes team-mate is not worried.Its not really weird, Ive had years where I didnt have any wins for a long time, said Hamilton, whose last went four races without a win in 2013.I look at the last race and all weekend was going fantastically well for me and then it was just a little bit unfortunate in the race. Lewis Hamilton sets the tone ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix... but not as you would expect. So I dont have any negative feeling towards it, I have a real positive feel for how the years started and the strength that I feel now is really going to carry me into the season.So Im looking forward to it unfolding andd I hope that shows and I hope theres less unfortunate incidences like the last race. Authentic Mark Jackson Jersey. Lewis: Qualifying situation strangeHamilton has won on F1s last two visits to Bahrain, with his victory over Rosberg in 2014 coming at the end of one of the sports closest battles in recent memory.The 31-year-old went wheel-to-wheel with several rivals on his way through the field in Melbourne and told Sky Sports News HQ: There are lots of positives to take from the race. Ahead of this weekends Bahrain GP, re-live all the action from the 2014 race which saw Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton go head to head. The procedures we went through in practice, the time on track, the pace that I had, qualifying… there were lots of positives to take from the weekend and [I will now] see if I can do it again.In fact, Hamilton said he feels a greater sense of accomplishment when he battles back from adversity.Its the most satisfying feeling when you come from the back and you battle through, he told reporters. So in the last race I felt good coming back to second. 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