Scolari to become Blues boss

by Sammeh • 11 Jun 2008, 21:17 • Journals
QuotePortugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will become the new Chelsea manager on 1st July.

Scolari, who is currently masterminding Portugal's Euro 2008 challenge, has accepted an offer to replace Avram Grant at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea have confirmed that the Brazilian World-Cup winning coach will take charge after the European Championship.

"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the club's new manager from July 1, 200," read a club statement.

"Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world's top coaches with a record of success at country and club level, he gets the best out of a talented squad

of players and his ambitions and expectations match ours.

"He was the outstanding choice.

"Out of respect for his current role as Head Coach of the Portuguese national team, and to ensure minimum disruption to this work, there will be no further


source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3678920,00.html

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HansoO 11 Jun 2008, 22:18
i really like him, would be awesome for them russians/Engrishs
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AnnieMac 11 Jun 2008, 22:19
Yeah, nice
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Deactivated7001 11 Jun 2008, 22:19
mmmmmmh I had wished someone else.
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HellHammer 11 Jun 2008, 22:23
yeah nice, either him or advocaat/vanbasten/hiddink who are under contract now for other teams

and btw he looks EXACTLY like my neighbour, with the mustache and all
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brumu 11 Jun 2008, 23:49
lol i know a bunch of people too who remind me of him XD
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ag0n 11 Jun 2008, 22:25
Gl scolari! :D
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BallackZ 11 Jun 2008, 22:28
good choise blues : (
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mOsq 11 Jun 2008, 22:32
loal
» You cannot post two comments in a row that fast.
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Pieface 11 Jun 2008, 22:41
they should of got mark hughes, he wouldn't take any shit from the "big stars"
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rinse 11 Jun 2008, 23:59
i doubt Scolari's one to take shit off pre-madonna's he's got more stature and more about him then hughes plus hughes hasnt ever had to deal with any big names as a manager where scolari has
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KIzPE 11 Jun 2008, 22:54
EPIC FAIL INCOMING FOR CHELSEA

BTW. EDUARDO IS READY FOR PRE-SEASON !
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AziMiZ 11 Jun 2008, 23:03
i got sweaty balls
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al- 11 Jun 2008, 23:39
And Portugal ? :(
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xedos 12 Jun 2008, 00:02
anything that helps Chelsea fail is good news for me....
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snipaa 12 Jun 2008, 00:21
breaking news.
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CS4f1 12 Jun 2008, 01:21
Wow... I was 100% sure about they will take Mancini..
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