(REUTERS) – Rafa Benitez has left Chinese Super League football side Dalian Pro, with the Spaniard saying on Saturday (Jan 23) that the Covid-19 pandemic was a factor in his decision.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid head coach was hired on a lucrative contract worth a reported £12 million (S$21.8 million) per year after he left Newcastle in 2019.…

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