- Marco denies ZZ abuse
- Beckham says bye
- Wayne won't wane
- On the de-Sven-sive
- Wayne is the key
- Owen's Sweden agony
- Owen holds his place
- Sweat En-gland
- Rooney's return
- Great Rooney news
- Gerrard's back woe
- Trio miss training
- Becks will be best
- Sven: Becks was brill
- Owen scare
- Blow for Green
- Sven stands by Walcott
- Good Rooney news
- Stevie's the answer
- Wise to take Wayne?
- Upbeat Sven
- Theo's real test
- Happy with Hargreaves
- Off the Wal decision?
- Blow for Defoe
- There's Roon for Wayne
- Macca's the man
- Rooney feet fear
- Michael feeling meta
- Fergie on Wayne
- Steve sick of saga
- Big Phil's the man
- Curb-ing Young fears
- Martin's just the job
- Come on Germany!?
- England go pop
- Wayne's woe
- Ashton a big hope
- Taking the Mick?
Big Phil's the man
He's got the word 'Big' in his name. He's no stranger to the world of 'taches. And no, he isn't Sam Allardyce: the Football Association have reportedly offered the England manager's job to current Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.
So-called 'Big Phil', who guided Brazil to World Cup success four years ago, is out of contract with Portugal in the summer and has emerged as the leading contender to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Press reports suggest that FA chief executive Brian Barwick and lawyer Simon Johnson met the Brazilian in Lisbon after being granted permission by the Portuguese FA to talk to him.
Scolari took charge of Brazil in the summer of 2001 and a year later guided them to World Cup glory in Japan, beating England 2-1 in the quarter-finals on the way.
He moved on to take charge of Portugal in December 2002 and led the hosts to the final of the 2004 European Championships, where they were beaten 1-0 by Greece.
Again Scolari's side put paid to England, winning a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.