Leonid Slutsky quits as Russia coach

The Russian soccer union says Leonid Slutsky has quit as coach of the national team after a poor European Championship campaign.

Slutsky wanted to leave on Monday following a 3-0 loss to Wales, which eliminated Russia from the tournament in France. The Russian union, however, offered him time to reconsider ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Vitaly Mutko, the head of the Russian soccer union and also the country's sports minister, tells the R-Sport agency that he met Slutsky on Saturday and "today we agreed that he will leave the head coach role."

Mutko adds that Slutsky will continue "to share his knowledge" with the national team but wants to concentrate on coaching Russian club CSKA Moscow. He had been splitting his time between CSKA and Russia.