Spain’s national soccer team coach, Luis Enrique, will quit as manager to be replaced by his number two, Robert Moreno, Spanish newspaper, Marca reported on Wednesday.
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Famous for their possession-based passing game, Spain struggled at this summer’s World Cup having been considered among the favourites.
The RFEF said Hierro, who had a contract in force, has instead decided to “seek new horizons and undertake new professional challenges”.
The 50-year-old took charge of Spain in dramatic circumstances last month after Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the World Cup after agreeing to become Real Madrid coach following the tournament.
Iniesta started Sunday’s last 16 game on the bench as coach Fernando Hierro opted to rest the Barcelona legend.
Morocco initially took a surprise lead when Khalid Boutaib capitalised on a Spanish mix-up at the back, but Isco responded five minutes later to round off a standout team move to make it 1-1.
A nightmare start against Portugal, trailing to Cristiano Ronaldo’s fourth-minute penalty less than two days after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking on the eve of the tournament, looks a world away since Fernando Hierro led his country to joint-top of the group after two games
The Manchester United goalkeeper made an error against Portugal to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to score his second goal in a 3-3 draw on Friday.
The former Real Madrid captain was thrust into the spotlight as their new head coach following the shock departure of Julen Lopetegui.
Earlier on Wednesday, Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales announced at a press conference that Lopetegui had been sacked as Spain head coach after negotiating with Real Madrid without any prior notification.
The Spanish Football Association president, Luis Rubiales, was supposed to be at Fifa’s congress in Moscow on Wednesday but flew to Spain’s training base late on Tuesday night to deal with the matter
Lopetegui was yesterday confirmed as the new Real Madrid manager and will replace Zinedine Zidane at the helm of the 13-time European champions after the end of Spain’s World Cup campaign.