Socceroos field widens with Tony Popovic facing the sack in Turkey

• Reports in Turkey claim coach will lose job after string of poor results
• Popovic recently said he dreams of one day coaching national side

Tony Popovic’s first foray in European management may be nearing a premature end with reports in Turkey the Australian coach will be sacked by Karabükspor after a string of poor results in the 10 weeks since he took over the Süper Lig club.

Popovic, who stunned Western Sydney Wanderers on the eve of the new A-League season by leaving to take up the opportunity to coach a top-flight European side, has overseen just one league win since arriving in Turkey.