Portugal announces departure of coach Fernando Santos from the national team

Fernando Santos deixou o comando da seleção de Portugal, anunciou nesta quinta-feira a Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), cinco dias depois da eliminação da equipe nas quartas de final da Copa do Mundo. As duas partes chegaram a um acordo para "dar por terminado o percurso de grande sucesso iniciado em setembro de 2014", informou a FPF, cuja direção "iniciará agora o processo de escolha do próximo selecionador nacional".

“I leave with an enormous feeling of gratitude. When you lead groups, you have to make some difficult decisions. It's normal that not everyone is happy with the choices I made”, said Fernando Santos in a video published on the federation's website.

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The 68-year-old Portuguese coach had stated last Saturday, regarding the elimination from the World Cup (1-0 defeat to Morocco), that he did not plan to resign, but according to the local press, the FPF already wanted to terminate his contract. , which would go until the 2024 Euro Cup.

(AFP)

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