Portugal’s dramatic 2022 World Cup run has been punctuated with their head coach being ousted.
Fernando Santos stepped down on Thursday after Portugal was eradicated by Morocco, 1-0, within the World Cup quarterfinals Saturday, the second straight sport by which Cristiano Ronaldo was not within the beginning lineup.
Santos, 68, took over as Portugal’s coach following the 2014 World Cup after the crew fired Paulo Bento. Santos coached Greece from 2010-14.
In 2016, Santos led Portugal to a UEFA European Championship title, the nation’s first main worldwide trophy. Portugal was then eradicated by Uruguay within the Spherical of 16 on the 2018 World Cup.
Ronaldo forged a cloud over Portugal’s 2022 World Cup marketing campaign as his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, by which he ripped his membership Manchester United, aired simply earlier than he reported to Qatar. United shortly rid itself of Ronaldo, whose free-agent standing was the topic of rumors all through the event. He reportedly was contemplating a bid from Saudi membership Al Nassr for roughly $210 million a yr; he was additionally noticed coaching at Actual Madrid’s follow facility on Wednesday.
Sad with Ronaldo’s response to being subbed off in Portugal’s closing group stage sport towards South Korea, and with the famous person not in prime kind, Santos took the 37-year-old out of the beginning lineup for the crew’s Spherical of 16 matchup towards Switzerland. Ronaldo’s substitute, Goncalo Ramos, scored a hat trick within the crew’s 6-1 win.
In an emotional video message, Santos mentioned that being Portugal’s coach was a “dream come true” and a “life purpose” he fulfilled.
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“While you lead teams, you must make some troublesome choices,” he added. “It’s regular that not everybody was pleased with the alternatives I made however the choices I took have been at all times excited about what could be greatest for our crew.”
— With Put up wires
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