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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Roberto Martinez loses TWO JOBS as Belgium risk backfires with World Cup failure

Roberto Martinez confirmed that he'll be leaving his post as Belgium manager after they were dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage.

The former Everton boss, 49, will also depart from his role as the Belgian's FA 's technical director off the back of a nightmare campaign in Qatar. Martinez's side only managed one win from their three group fixtures and were sent packing after a costly 0-0 draw with Croatia in which star striker Romelu Lukaku remarkably spurned a series of second-half opportunities.

Martinez had been in control of the Belgium national team for six years and has also played a key role behind the scenes in revamping the national set-up when it comes to Belgium's youth teams. However his most notable achievement came in guiding the Red Devils to third-place finish at the World Cup in Russia four years ago.

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