{"id":2286,"date":"2026-07-07T15:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:35:51","slug":"roberto-martinez-steps-down-as-portugal-boss-with-jorge-jesus-lined-up-as-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/roberto-martinez-steps-down-as-portugal-boss-with-jorge-jesus-lined-up-as-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberto Martinez steps down as Portugal boss with Jorge Jesus lined up as successor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spaniard&#8217;s tenure ends following 2026 World Cup exit, with Federation president Pedro Proenca eyeing Jorge Jesus as his replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roberto Martinez has officially confirmed his departure as head coach of the Portugal national team. The Spanish tactician, who took the reins following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will not have his contract renewed after the Selecao were dumped out of the 2026 World Cup in the Round of 16 by Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is the end of a cycle. It is important now to embark on a new stage; it is only right that the president should choose his own coach. I am grateful for all the support I have been given,&#8221; the manager declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports from the newspaper &#8216;A Bola&#8217;, Jorge Jesus is the frontrunner to succeed Martinez. The 71-year-old veteran is the primary target for Pedro Proenca, president of the Portuguese Football Federation, to lead the national team through Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup, which will see Portugal act as one of the host nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Jesus is currently a free agent following a successful stint with Al Nassr last season, where he secured the Saudi League title. A pivotal meeting between the manager and the federation chief is expected to take place once the Portuguese delegation returns home to finalise the terms of the agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spaniard&#8217;s tenure ends following 2026 World C [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2288,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions\/2288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}