Luis (Luiz) Felipe Scolari is a World Cup winner with Brazil and a veteran manager with over 20 years in club and international football management. He has done extremely well with Portugal in Euro 04 and World Cup 06 and will officially become Chelsea manager after Portugal’s current Euro 08 campaign ends.
By this point, very few people consider England as genuine contenders for joining Germany and Italy in the World Cup semi finals. And if that was a stretch, hardly anyone would consider the chance of England being in Berlin as being...
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My first reaction after the Holland-Portugal game was one of relief and joy – “England are going to the semi final!”.
In the aftermath, however, that glowing optimism has turned into a realistic appraisal of England’s...
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Before the World Cup, it looked as if Portugal would edge out this contest, albeit with some difficulty. But watching van Basten’s Holland in action has been a treat whereas Portugal, despite the talents of Deco, Simao, Ronaldo and Figo look...
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