It's been reported that Alain Perrin, the incumbent coach of Chinese national football team, has been sacked from his position.
据报道，中国国家足球队现任主教练阿兰·佩兰已经被宣布正式下课。
China's football association held a meeting with Perrin to formally inform him of the decision.
中国足协与佩兰举行了一次会议，在会议上正式通知了他这个决定。
The national team's poor performance at the preliminaries of the 2018 World Cup is widely recognised as the main reason.
中国国家队在2018年世界杯预选赛上的糟糕表现被认为是佩兰下课的主要原因。

The Chinese team lost to Qatar and later tied Chinese Hong Kong in two games, losing the eligibility to the World Cup.
这支中国国家队在最近两场比赛中先输给了卡塔尔，之后又被中国香港队逼平，从而几乎失去了进军世界杯的资格。
The Frenchman took over the coach position on February 28, 2014. His termination comes before his contract ends in March.
这位法国教头是在2014年2月28日成为国家队主教练的，在今年3月份合同到期之间，他的中国国家队执教之路走到了尽头。
The Chinese national football team is on track to find Perrin's successor.
中国国家队目前正在全力寻找佩兰的继任者。