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Manuel Lapuente, Mexico's coach at 1998 World Cup, dies at age 81
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FILE - America's coach Manuel Lapuente gestures during a Mexican soccer league match against Necaxa in Mexico City, Mexico, Sunday Aug. 29, 2010. - photo by AP Photo/Claudio Cruz, File
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Manuel Lapuente, one of the most successful coaches in Mexican soccer history, has died. He was 81. The Mexican Soccer Federation made the announcement on its social media channels on Saturday without disclosing the cause of death.