Luiz Felipe Scolari's Return As Brazil Boss Carries Huge Pressure

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first stint as Brazil manager in 2002 ended in scenes of jubilation after winning a landmark 5^th World Cup for the country - the first, and so far only country to reach the landmark. Fast forward 10 years, and Big Phil is back in the role again – being tasked with a job which will inevitably end up with further glory, or the sack. The 2014 World Cup, hosted by Brazil of course, is judged by all in the country as a must win tournament – anything other than that will be a national disaster.

5 Foreign Imports Which Have Caught The Eye

Every year millions of pounds are spent in the summer transfer window in a bid to improve a club's squad. Countless hours of watching the player, thought and dealing are spent to make sure the right player is signed to improve the club in some way. However there is no way of being sure that the right player is signed until at least a couple of months of the season have gone by. Now we're reaching the end of November I thought I would take a look at some of the 'less big name' imports from abroad and come up with 5 that have impressed me a lot in recent weeks.

Talk Of Europe Is Premature For West Brom, But The Signs Are Promising

Very highly rated as a coach and assistant after spells at Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool, Steve Clarke took his first plunge into management at The Hawthorns. Clarke left Liverpool after Kenny Dalglish was sacked and, with Roy Hodgson taking the England job, this left a vacancy to fill. The former Scotland international was appointed by The Baggies’ board – and he hasn’t looked back since.

Can Benitez Get The Best Out Of Torres?

After coming to Anfield in the summer of 2007, Fernando Torres demonstrated to the Premier League just why Rafael Benitez was so willing to spend over £20 million on him to lead the line up front. The Spaniard, known as El Niño at his beloved Atletico Madrid, had a superb start, scoring in his first home game against Chelsea. Fast forward to the end of the season and he had 24 goals to his name, breaking the record (previously set by Ruud Van Nistelrooy) for the most prolific foreign goal scorer in a debut season in England. This success was followed by even more on the international stage, helping Spain win Euro 2008 and setting them off on their current dominance of the international stage.