Scot Gemmill to replace Ricky Sbragia as Scotland U21 coach

Ricky Sbragia has quit as coach of the Scotland Under-21 team following the side's 4-0 loss to Ukraine.

By The Newsroom Tuesday, 6th September 2016, 9:11 pm Updated Wednesday, 7th September 2016, 2:48 pm

Scotland U21 head coach Ricky Sbragia quit after the 4-0 defeat by Ukraine. Picture: Craig Foy/SNS

The defeat in Kiev ended the young Scots’ slim hopes of qualifying for the finals and saw them slip to fifth place in their qualifying group with just eight points from eight matches.

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Scot Gemmill, who is in charge of the younger Scotland age group teams, will replace him.