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Fernando Hierro, new Spain coach
Daryl Finch
In a whirlwind turn of events, Fernando Hierro will be the man who leads Spain into the World Cup following the sacking of Julen Lopetegui as head coach on Wednesday. The Vélez-Málaga-born coach takes the reins following a brief second spell as ... the Spanish FA's (RFEF) sporting director, after Lopetegui was relieved of his duties following his acceptance of an offer to manage Real Madrid without consulting RFEF president Luis Rubiales. Hierro, who won three Champions League titles during a ... trophy-laden 14 years with Real Madrid, was first named national team sporting director in 2007, before taking up that role at Malaga for the 2011/12 season. After that, Real came calling and Hierro was named assistant coach to Carlo Ancelotti before going