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  • Brazil Football coach resigns after World Cup

    Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) yesterday said it had accepted coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's offer to resign along with his backroom team. Scolari made the offer Saturday after his side, already humbled 7-1 in their World Cup semifinal by eventual winners Germany, slumped 3-0 to Holland in the match for third place.

    Outgoing CBF chairman Jose Maria Marin accepted the offer while thanking Scolari, 65, and his staff for taking the Brazilians to fourth place and also winning last year's Confederations Cup."Scolari and all of his technical commission deserve our respect and thanks. They were responsible for restoring the people's love of the Selecao, even if they did not reach their main objective," said Marin, who hands over to Marco Polo Del Nero next year.

    He said Scolari, who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup, and his colleagues had "contributed decisively" to the major upsurge in support for the team ahead of the World Cup.


    But they were unconvincing even in topping their first phase group and only beat Chile on penalties in the second round.Against Germany the five-time world champions were ultimately humiliated without injured starlet Neymar and the Dutch loss further eroded what credit Scolari had left.


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