Argentina's association is sticking with Sampaoli for the time being

Buenos Aires (SID) Argentina's highly controversial national soccer coach Jorge Sampaoli remains in office for the time being after the early exit from the World Cup. During a crisis meeting with the top of the AFA association, a decision on further cooperation was postponed until the next meeting of the AFA Executive Committee at the end of July. The 58-year-old Sampaoli's area of responsibility was initially even expanded. After the dismissal of his assistant Sebastian Beccacece, who was also the youth coach, Sampaoli will now also take over the U20 and will be back on the bench at a tournament in Spain at the end of July, almost a month after the round of XNUMX exit against France. According to the press release, the AFA executive will then evaluate “the coach’s development process up to this moment” as a whole. Actually, before Monday's meeting with AFA President Claudio Tapia, the signs had pointed to a separation after an alleged mutiny by the players against Sampaoli at the World Cup. But because of the severance payment of around $2019 million that was fixed until July 8,6, the association's hands appear to be tied. Sampaoli had already stated several times that he wanted to fulfill his contract until the 2022 World Cup. The coach was only bought out of his current contract with Spanish first division club Sevilla FC by the association just over a year ago.

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Argentina's association is sticking with Sampaoli for the time being

Argentina's highly controversial national soccer coach Jorge Sampaoli remains in office for the time being after the early exit from the World Cup.

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