Peseiro quits as Venezuela coach before World Cup qualifiers

[ASFN Admin]

José Peseiro quit as Venezuela head coach on Friday, just two weeks before the national team resumes South American World Cup qualifying with games against Argentina, Peru and Paraguay. Venezuelan soccer federation president Jorge Giménez told a news conference he'd received a letter from Peseiro on Thursday asking for the contract to be terminated because of debts owed to him and his staffers. Giménez didn’t give any financial details related to Peseiro's departure, and also didn't say who will take over as coach for the qualifying matches.

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