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SCOLARI HAS QUIT: REPORTS

SCOLARI HAS QUIT: REPORTS

Luiz Felipe Scolari has quit his post as Brazil coach, reported The Daily Mail.

The World Cup hosts ended the tournament with a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in the third-place playoff, after getting thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semi-finals.

Although Brazilian Football Confederation chiefs have backed the beleaguered 65-year-old Scolari, Brazilian media have now claimed that he has stepped down.

The two defeats were Brazil’s first back-to-back competitive losses on home soil in 74 years. AGENCIES

VANDALS MAR ARGENTINA FANS’ APPLAUDING TEAM’S PERFORMANCE

Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of rock-throwing vandals who disturbed a rally by Argentines celebrating their team’s gutsy performance in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup finals.

Thousands of Argentines, saddened but proud, had gathered peacefully at the iconic Obelisk in Buenos Aires to applaud their team’s best World Cup performance in 24 years.

The police initially remained on the sidelines as fans poured into downtown Buenos Aires. But on Sunday night they began chasing down vandals. The youths, many of them with their faces covered and drinking heavily, responded by hurling rocks, destroying store fronts, tearing down street lights and even breaking into a theatre.

The police said 20 officers were injured and at least 60 people were arrested. The chaotic situation marred what was an otherwise spontaneous show of support for Argentina’s national team. AP

KING OF WORLD CUP SELFIES

Lukas Podolski has acquired a reputation for his selfies during the month-long World Cup in Brazil. And the Germany winger can now add one of him with German chancellor Angela Merkel in the post-match celebrations after Mario Gotze’s extra-time winner gave them a 1-0 win over Argentina in the final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium. AGENCIES

GERMANY SET TO US$35M WINDFALL

World Cup winners Germany will pocket US$35 million (S$43 million) in prize money from FIFA, US$5 million more than what 2010 champions Spain received. Runners-up Argentina will receive US$25 million, while the Netherlands and hosts Brazil will get US$22 million and US$20 million respectively for finishing third and fourth.

FIFA is expected to earn about US$4.5 billion in revenue from sponsors, broadcasters, hospitality and licensing deals for the tournament, of which an estimated US$400 million is distributed to the national federations of the 32 participating nations. AGENCIES

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