Former Premier League manager, 59, finally gets crack at World Cup after being sacked one DAY before previous tournament
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June 12, 2026
THE LAST time Julen Lopetegui went to a World Cup, he was sent home in shame and humiliation before his side kicked a ball. Then things got worse for the Spaniard. But tonight, eight years after his ignominious retreat from Krasnodar, and after a circuitous journey via Madrid, Seville, Wolverhampton and East London, Lopetegui is...
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