Del Bosque says stepping down as Spain coach


Football Soccer - Croatia v Spain - EURO 2016 - Group D - Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France - 21/6/16 Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque REUTERS/Michael Dalder Livepic

VALENICA (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has decided to retire from football management after the defending champions were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Italy at the finals in France.

"Of course, I have no intention of continuing (as Spain coach)," the country's World Cup-winning manager said in an interview with Radio Nacional de Espana on Thursday.

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