Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as coach of Greece following the team's shock defeat to Faroe Islands.

The Greeks saw their Euro 2016 qualifying hopes suffer a setback on Friday night as they went down 1-0 on home turf.

Ranieri lost three of his four games in charge of Greece after being appointed just four months ago.

Former Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni is among the early favourites to step into the role.

Greece are back in action on Tuesday when they host Serbia in a friendly.