Clarke says standing down ‘easy’ decision after World Cup exit
World Cup 2026
Steve Clarke says it was an easy decision to step down as Scotland head coach because he always planned to depart if they did not qualify for the World Cup knock-out stages.
The 62-year-old told his players on Saturday night, at their hotel in Charlotte, that he was ending his seven-year reign after it was confirmed that the Scots had failed to get out of a group containing Brazil, Morocco and Haiti.
The shock announcement came exactly a month after he signed a new four-year contract that would have incorporated Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup.
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A request from the BBC to interview Clarke was declined and, instead, the Scottish Football Association released its own on You Tube, external and the former head coach â heavily criticised in some quarters following back-to-back defeats by Morocco and Brazil â said he was leaving “just because that’s the feel”.
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