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Vincente del Bosque refuses to name preferred Spain successor

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says he knows who his ideal successor would be, but would prefer not to name them, publicly.

Del Bosque guided Spain to wins at World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012, but then oversaw La Roja's shock group exit at last summer's World Cup in Brazil. Now 65, the former Real Madrid coach is almost certain to step down after the summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.

There is currently no obvious front-runner to take up the position -- with a list of potential candidates including Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez, Marseille manager Michel, Sevilla's Unai Emery, Athletic Bilbao's Ernesto Valverde and Villarreal's Marcelino Garcia Toral.