The Portugal national team coach to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Fernando Santos has been sacked by officials of the Portuguese football Federation over his inability to get past the quarter-final stage at the Mundial.
The former European champions crashed out of the 2022 World Cup, following a 1-0 defeat to Morocco in the quarter-finals.
The 68-year-old gaffer tinkered Portugal to 2016 European Championships triumph and subsequently won the maiden UEFA Nations League in 2018/2019.
He was at the helm of affairs for eight years before being booted out on Thursday, December 15th.
However, at the moment the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF) are now hunting for a new head coach ahead of their Euro 2024 campaign.
Recall that Santos dropped captain Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of his side’s last-16 clash against Switzerland and Morocco.
Goncalo Ramos was used instead and the young chap scored a fantastic hattrick against Switzerland in the second round fixture.
Portugal defeated eventually defeated Switzerland by 6-1 to progress to Quarter-final stage of the World Cup.
Coach Santos lost patience with the 37-year-old following his angry reaction after being substituted against South Korea during the group stage.
Ronaldo was however introduced in the second half of the quarter-final fixture against Morocco but unfortunately they crashed out and earned the Afro/Arab nation the contingent’s first semi-final representation.
Reports say Christiano Ronaldo is training with Real Madrid of Spain’s facilities and may be heading to Saudi Arabia in January if the deal with Al-Hilal sees the light of the day.