Official: Fernando Santos sent off by Poland

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It’s now official: Fernando Santos He quit as Poland coach, less than nine months after being appointed. After a poor start of Poland During the qualification phase for Euro 2024, the Football Federation of that country decided to end the qualification phase. saints at the head of the national team whose star is the Barcelona player Robert Lewandowski and announced this Wednesday the expulsion of the Portuguese.

“I want to thank coach saints for his work with our national team and I wish him luck in his future sporting challenges,” said the president of the Polish Federation, Cezary Kulesza.

“Although we have reached the end of our collaboration, I am grateful to have coached the Polish team and I wish all the best Poland and its people, who welcomed me during the time I was living here,” he said. Fernando Santos in statements on the website of the Polish Federation.

The selection of a new coach is “now a priority” for the board of directors, according to the president of the Polish Federation, who did not set any date for the appointment of a new coach.

The Portuguese coach took over in January after coaching Portugal for eight years. In saintsThe Portuguese team won Euro 2026 and the Nations League 2019. He left the bench Portugal after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Polandwith 6 points, is 4th in the qualifying phase for the Euro Cup (after Albaniaruler with 10), the Czech Republic (it has 8) and Moldova (8) after losing 3 out of 5 matches played. The Faroe Islands added one. In Santos, Poland have lost 3 games and won 3. The 2-0 loss against Albania This marked the end for the Portuguese at this stage.

Source: La Verdad

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