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Lopetegui named new Spain coach

Former Porto boss Julen Lopetegui has been named as Vicente del Bosque's successor as head coach of Spain.

Julen Lopetegui has been appointed as the new head coach of Spain, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed.

The former Porto boss will take charge for an as-yet undisclosed length of time, following the resignation of Vicente del Bosque, who stood down after his side's Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Italy.

Lopetegui, who coached Spain's Under-19, U-20 and U-21 sides prior to taking charge at Porto in 2014, had been linked with the manager's job at Wolves, with the club poised to undergo a takeover by a Chinese consortium.