BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Argentine coach Gerardo Martino has turned down an offer to take charge of Colombia.
Martino, who stepped down as Paraguay coach in July, was offered the job at a meeting with Colombian Football Federation president Luis Bedoya on Wednesday.
The federation said on Thursday that Martino had declined the offer. The decision leaves Colombia still needing to find a coach before World Cup qualifiers start in October.
Colombia has been without a coach since Hernan Dario Gomez resigned this month after reports he struck a woman in a Bogota bar.
Martino was nominated for the job after guiding Paraguay to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup and …

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