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/ 21 April 2008

Parreira says goodbye to South Africa

Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira announced his resignation on Monday as coach of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa. World Cup-winning coach Parreira, who served 15 months of a three-and-a-half-year contract aimed at transforming the struggling national team, quit because his Brazil-based wife is ill after recent major surgery.

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/ 19 April 2008

Parreira’s SA future to be revealed next week

Carlos Alberto Parreira’s uncertain future as South Africa coach will be made clear on Monday, the South African Football Association (Safa) said on Saturday. ”We will make a statement after an executive committee meeting,” Safa CEO Raymond Hack said. The announcement follows in the wake of reports he planned to resign to return to Brazil.

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/ 19 April 2008

Uncertainty over Parreira’s future

The South African Football Association held talks with national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on Friday amid reports the Brazilian was about to quit and return home. Safa and 2010 World Cup organising officials said a meeting with Parreira was under way but gave no details of its content.