Miguel Herrera Fired as Mexico Manager: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

Miguel Herrera is out as manager of the Mexican national team a day after a reported confrontation in which he allegedly punched a television reporter.

ESPN FC reported the move Tuesday, after the Mexican Football Federation held a meeting regarding the matter. The firing comes just two days after El Tri defeated Jamaica to win the Gold Cup championship.

John Sutcliffe of ESPN initially confirmed the Mexican Football Federation made the decision to let Herrera go as a result of the incident.

A report from ESPN FC stated that Christian Martinoli of TV Azteca accused Herrera, 47, of an assault while at the airport following Mexico's triumph in Philadelphia. Airport officials said security cameras didn't capture the alleged incident.

"The behavior of the manager of the national team is strange to us and worries us enormously," TV Azteca said in a statement. "The federation shouldn't allow attacks like that suffered by our partner Christian Martinoli at the hands of Mr. Herrera.

"Our country needs brave journalists, who are able to share their opinions and who enjoy the freedom of doing so without being attacked," the statement said. "Mexico needs more liberty, more public debate and less violence."

The highly energetic Herrera already found himself on the hot seat heading into the CONCACAF tournament after a string of poor results. The side had bowed out of Copa America without a victory, which raised the pressure level despite them not fielding their "A" squad.

El Tri responded by winning the Gold Cup, but not without controversy. All three of their goals in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds came via penalty kicks. The officials' questionable decisions played a vital role in helping a Mexican side that wasn't playing its best to win the title anyway.

The trophy should have allowed Herrera to earn some rare job security. Instead, the Mexican Football Federation decided it needed to let him go after the incident.

With World Cup qualifying approaching, Alexi Lalas of Fox Sports was confident the national team could rebound from Herrera's dismissal:

Herrera provided much-needed stability for El Tri after taking over in October of 2013. The team had rotated through three managers in a month before he stepped in to help them secure a World Cup berth, and they eventually advanced to the Round of 16 in the top international event last summer.

With Herrera out as manager, ESPN FC's Tom Marshall weighed in on the future of the position:

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There is no obvious option to take over. Names like Atlas' Gustavo Matosas, Santos Laguna's Pedro Caixinha, Tigres' Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti will be floated and they all have their merits. The most worthy candidate remains Vucetich, while the possibility of attracting a big foreign name like Marseille's Marcelo Bielsa or Chile's Jorge Sampaoli is more distant, but shouldn't be completely ruled out given the money the FMF has at its disposal.

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Now the manager search begins once again for Mexico.