Real Madrid appoint Lopetegui: how pundits and fans reacted

Spain’s head coach signs three-year deal with the Champions League winners

Julen Lopetegui Real Madrid Spain World Cup
Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will take over at Real Madrid after the World Cup
(Image credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s perhaps not the best means of preparing a national team for its biggest match of the year but that wasn’t a concern of Real Madrid as they unveiled Julen Lopetegui as their new coach yesterday.

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