Queiroz dismissed as Portugal coach

Carlos Queiroz was sacked as Portugal coach last night after a disciplinary feud sparked by a six-month ban for insulting officials from the country’s anti-doping body. The former Manchester United boss, who took over in July 2008, also paid a heavy...

Carlos Queiroz was sacked as Portugal coach last night after a disciplinary feud sparked by a six-month ban for insulting officials from the country’s anti-doping body.

The former Manchester United boss, who took over in July 2008, also paid a heavy price for a loss of form that saw his team struggle to reach the World Cup and pick up just a point from their opening two Euro 2012 qualifiers.

“The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has decided unanimously to end the contract of national coach Carlos Queiroz,” FPF president Gilberto Madail told a news conference.

Queiroz was serving a six-month ban, which he had described as “erroneous and abusive”, for hindering dope testers who had turned up to test his players at a pre-World Cup training camp in May.

Portugal were knocked out by Spain in the last 16 of the World Cup.

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