Big Phil For England - Report
(Goal.com) - The BBC is reportung that Luiz Felipe Scolari has been offered the job of England manager and is discussing terms with the Football Assocation.
According the BBC report, FA chief executive Brian Barwick is in Lisbon to work out a deal with Portugal's Brazilian manager, who masterminded England's defeat in both the 2002 World Cup - which he won with Brazil - and 2004 European Championships (in which Portugal were the beaten finalists).
Scolari, 57, is out of contract with the Portuguese FA after this summer's World Cup.
If he accepts the post, he will succeeed Sven-Goran Eriksson when he Swede steps down after the tournament in Germany.
Scolari is thought to have a gentleman's agreement with the Portuguese FA not to commit himself to another job until his current deal runs out in July, and the BBC understands that part of the FA's talks in Lisbon are aimed at waiving this arrangement.
The FA board will meet again next Thursday and hope to be in a position to finalise their selection by then.
Scolari has emerged as a dark horse backed by Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, one of the members of the FA's selection panel. The other contenders are thought to be former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill plus Premiership team managers Steve MacClaren, Sam Allardyce and Alan Curbishley.
Comments
england sucks and will never win the WC. they might as well start investing into the women's game.
Posted by: soccer for ladies | April 27, 2006 08:59 AM
i dont agree, england has been and will continue to be a world soccer power, the club teams they have are among the best in the world, arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, and although they are teams with many internationals they always have 3 or 4 english players as key players. the country also has incredible national squad, they just been having tough draws last couple of WC.
Posted by: coach | April 28, 2006 10:09 AM
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Posted by: FURKAN | April 29, 2006 09:27 AM
I completely agree with "coach" England is a world soccer power. I dont think they should get a new coach. They should stick to this one, he's gotton them this far I mean with Rooney and Beckham and all.
Posted by: liquizonia | April 30, 2006 07:07 PM
Brazil will definatly win again. I mean they have juninho Pernambucano who is a freakin baller
Posted by: Juninho8 | April 30, 2006 11:17 PM
Keep on writing and cghgiung away!
Posted by: Verle | August 3, 2011 10:35 AM