{"id":1681,"date":"2023-01-09T18:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2023-01-09T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:04:23","slug":"official-portugal-appoints-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/official-portugal-appoints-new-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Portugal Appoints New Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has been named the new manager of Portugal, the country&#8217;s football federation (FPF) has confirmed. He now replaces Santos as Portugal&#8217;s manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract until the end of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/05d66fe611144ba3927d1a99fd564122?quality=uhq&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"Roberto Martinez named new Portugal manager | The Independent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Martinez&#8217;s contract with Belgium expired at the end of the 2022 World Cup, having been hired in 2016. 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