FA offers England job to ScolariLuiz Felipe Scolari has been offered the job of England manager and is discussing terms with the Football Assocation. FA chief executive Brian Barwick is in Lisbon to thrash out a deal with the Portugal manager who is Brazilian. Scolari, 57, who guided Brazil to victory in the 2002 World Cup, is out of contract after the 2006 finals. If he accepts the post, he will take over from Sven-Goran Eriksson following this summer's tournament in Germany.
News that he has been offered the England job will come as a blow to those fans who favour a British appointment. The FA has also held talks with Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren, Bolton's Sam Allardyce, Alan Curbishley of Charlton and former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill.
Scolari has helped to knock England out of their past two major tournaments - with Brazil in the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals, and with Portugal at the same stage in Euro 2004. He is a double winner of the Libertadores - the South American championship - and took hosts Portugal to the final of Euro 2004, where they lost to Greece.
Now, it'll be interesting to see Mr David Beckham doing the samba, don't you think!! :-D
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