Former Brazil's Coach Scolari Received Payoff of More than US$ 1.8 Million from Brazilian Football Confederation

07/30/2014 - 09h07

The three most senior members of the Brazilian national side's former technical team have received severance pay amounting to nearly US $4 million following the team's doomed campaign at the recent World Cup.

This includes compensation for having their contracts terminated, as well as the Employee's Severance Guarantee Fund (FGTS, in its Portuguese acronym), plus an additional fine paid by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his technical director Carlos Alberto Parreira received the lion's share of the compensation, each man banking at least US $1.8 million, while Flávio Murtosa, Scolari's assistant, walked away from Brazil's defeat with US $337,000.

All three men were dismissed the day after the World Cup final, having led the seleção to arguably its worst ever result, the 7-1 thrashing in the semifinal at the hands of the eventual champions, Germany.

But according to documents obtained by Folha, Scolari, Parreira and Murtosa were dismissed by the CBF "without just cause".

Unveiled as coach in November 2012, Scolari began on a salary of US $274,000. In June this year, the CBF awarded him a bonus, effectively taking his wages up to almost US $405,000.

On Tuesday, he became the manager of Brazilian club side Grêmio.

Translated by TOM GATEHOUSE

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	Luiz Felipe Scolari reacts as his team plays against the Netherlands during their World Cup third-place playoff in Brasilia