Saturday Jul 08 2006 10:23
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is still to decide whether to continue in the job after the World Cup finals.
A report in a Portuguese newspaper on Friday claimed the Brazilian plans to return to club management, but the 57-year-old insists he is still considering whether to accept the offer of a two-year extension to his contract.
"There's a possibility I will stay and there's a possibility I won't," said Scolari, whose team face Germany in the third place play-off in Stuttgart on Saturday.
"As I've said all along, I need time to talk to the president. We've been talking, not every day, and we are seeing how we can solve one or two problems and come to an agreement.
"There's a good chance I will continue.
"After the last game, I will go home, sit down a bit, think a bit and then decide something."
Scolari, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, added that money would not be an important factor in his decision.
He said: "If I show you the offers I've had in the last three years from clubs and other nationals, then I can say I've lost a lot of money.
"But, in truth, I've come out winning because of everything I have in Portugal, with the federation, the directors, the people who work with me and the players.
"I have a fantastic atmosphere with most of the Portuguese population and I couldn't ask for more. Money is not everything in life."
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