ALEJANDRO SABELLA, who steered Argentina to the World Cup final in Brazil, has decided to quit as national team coach, Argentine media reported Tuesday.
The reports said the 59-year-old Sabella, whose side lost the Maracana final to Germany 1-0 after extra time, had told Argentine FA president Julio Grondona that he was standing down.
Argentina begins preparations for its next major tournament, the 2015 Copa America in Chile, with a friendly against Germany in Duesseldorf on Sept. 3.
Sabella’s agent Eugenio Lopez said two days before the World Cup final that the coach was unlikely to carry on and Sabella himself said on his return to Buenos Aires with the team that he was unsure he had the energy to give his best any longer.(SD-Agencies)
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