The Spanish Football Federation on Wednesday announced it sacked its World Cup manager Julen Lopetegui just days before the team's first match against Portugal.In a decision that makes Japan's move to fire Vahid Halilhodzic two months ago look like a fine piece of pre-planning, Spain removed Lopetegui after Real Madrid announced Tuesday he would fill their manager role recently vacated by Zinedine Zidane."We've been obliged to dismiss Julen Lopetegui because there are decisions that have to be taken due (to) certain behaviors and values," Federation President Luis Rubiales said in a stateme…READ FULL ARTICLE
