The president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has announced the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui as coach just 48 hours before the country opens it's World Cup campaign against Portugal.
The reason for the dismissal of the 51 year old former Porto coach was down to the manner of his appointment as Real Madrid manager on Tuesday. A decision, the SFF president claimed, they were not aware of until five minutes before it was announced. And attempts made to delay the announcement didn't yield the desired result.
The decision to sack Lopetegui has left the Spanish national team in disarray. He leaves the job without suffering a defeat in 20 matches played over a two year period, having initially been appointed to the job after Euro 2016.
Former international and captain, Fernando Hierro would take charge of the team at the World Cup. Leaving his director of football position at the Spanish FA for the task.
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