Tag: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari joins Gremio after Brazil flop

Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Felipe Scolari did not have to wait long to find work after his Brazil World Cup disaster as he was announced as Gremio`s new coach on Tuesday. The Porto Alegre club took to its Twitter feed to confirm the appointment. Scolari has already coached the club twice before in 1987 and…
Carlos Alberto Parreira against Brazil appointing foreign coach

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil`s 1994 World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has urged the country`s football confederation (CBF) against appointing a foreign successor to Luiz Felipe Scolari. The CBF Monday announced the resignation of Scolari and his assistant Parreira following the team`s ignominious World Cup exit, reports Xinhua. Media reports have claimed the CBF is…
World Cup 2014: Stupid to Say Brazil Will Pick Opponent, Says Luiz Felipe Scolari

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Sunday it would be “stupid” to think his team would consider playing deliberately for a draw against Cameroon in order to choose its second-round opponent at the World Cup. Scolari dismissed any chance that Brazil would not try to win Monday’s decisive Group A match in Brasilia. “You have…

Luiz Felipe Scolari joins Gremio after Brazil flop