The Portuguese national team parted ways with head coach Fernando Santos in mid-December after an eight-year reign. The lengthy spell that has elapsed without a successor being named has fuelled the rumour mill surrounding the main choices and options open to the FPF.
In fact there have also been so many different rumours about who is going to take on this position that bookmakers and sportsbooks have worked hard on providing different odds for the nominees. This is exemplified by online betting in Portugal shifting toward predicting who is going to be the new manager of Portugal’s national team.
Let’s see who the contenders are for the position and who have the best chances of being appointed.
Another World Cup quest has come to a close for Portugal, with the inevitable fallout from a quarter-final defeat to Morocco at Qatar 2022 leading to changes being made on and off the field.
Portugal are searching for a new manager after the Portuguese Football Federation and Fernando Santos agreed to end his spell in charge that began in September 2014.
It was the worst-kept secret in Portuguese football.
Portugal fell at the quarterfinal hurdle last night at the Al Thumama Stadium.