Manolo Marquez stepped down as India football head coach on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) after reaching a "mutual agreement" with the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF), with the federation under pressure to fix accountability for the recent poor performance of the national team. In a meeting in New Delhi, the AIFF executive committee agreed to relieve the 56-year-old Marquez after he reportedly expressed his desire to do so even though one year was still left in his contract.