miercuri, 28 noiembrie 2007

Mourinho camp cool England talk

Jose Mourinho has not indicated his willingness to become the next England coach, sources close to the former Chelsea manager have told the BBC.
Newspaper reports on Wednesday claimed Mourinho had said he was prepared to talk to the Football Association.
But sources in Portugal have told the BBC that Mourinho has not made any public comment about the England job.
He would be a popular choice to replace Steve McClaren because of his record of success with Chelsea and Porto.
He won two Portuguese championships, the Uefa Cup and the Champions League with Porto before winning two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup with the big-spending Chelsea.
Mourinho, 44, has been tipped to stay in club management in Europe, having previously suggested that at international level he would only be interested in coaching his native Portugal. FA chief executive Brian Barwick has said that nationality "would not be an issue" when it came to appointing the next England coach.
England, who have dropped down to the second pot of seeds in qualification for the major tournaments, avoided Portugal in Sunday's draw for the World Cup.
Barwick will lead the FA's search for a new coach alongside the organisation's development director Sir Trevor Brooking.
Several potential candidates haved already ruled themselves out of contention for the position with Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill, West Ham's Alan Curbishley and Newcastle's Sam Allardyce all distancing themselves from speculation.
McClaren was sacked after failing to steer England to the finals of next year's European Championships.

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