Sampaoli turns down Argentina coaching job
Posted July 29, 2016 7:00 am
MADRID (AP) - Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli says he has turned down an offer to manage the Argentina national team.
Sampaoli tells Sevilla's website "I had a call from the president of the (Argentine football) federation . but it would be irresponsible for me to leave Sevilla."
Sampaoli was hired by Sevilla last month to replace new Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery.
The Argentine-born Sampaoli led Chile to its first Copa America title in 2015.
Argentina has been without a coach since Gerardo Martino stepped down earlier this month after losing a second consecutive Copa America final.
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