Serghei Clescenco has resigned as Moldova's head coach following his side’s record 11-1 defeat by Norway in a World Cup qualifier earlier this week, the country’s football federation (FMF) said on Thursday. The loss marked Moldova’s heaviest ever defeat, leaving them bottom of Group I with zero points from five matches and a goal difference of minus 22. Clescenco, who took charge in 2021, had guided Moldova to promotion to League C in the Nations League and narrowly missed out on a place in the