Scolari- the next Chelsea manager according to the Chelsea website!

Omg. Why did Chelsea have to announce it today when Portugal is in the middle of the group stage. On the Chelsea official website http://www.chelseafc.com/ the headline is "Scolari is new Chelsea manager"

According to the Chelsea official website, Scolari officially begins on July 1st. That's 2 days after the June 29 Euro 2008 final. It also says that Chelsea will no longer comment on this due to him being in the Euro 2008.

The June 11, 2008 press release is also on the Portuguese FA website, fpf.pt (Federacao Portuguesa do Futebol).

I'm mad at Chelsea for having it announced today. I can't stand the transfer rumors in the Portugal team. Every press conference with a Portugal player, transfer questions. Before yesterday, it was Deco - is he going to Inter, where? Yesterday it was Carvalho- would he want to join Mourinho, does Cristiano Ronaldo want to go to Real Madrid.

Portugal is exceeding expectations in this Euro 2008. No one would have predicted that it would be the 1st team to qualify to the quarter finals and already score 5 goals in 2 matches. If only that would get a bit more attention on the news. On SkySportsNews on Fox Soccer channel, it's always about Cristiano Ronaldo's future. They only put parts of the press conferences when the Portugal players answer a question about Cristiano Ronaldo going to Real Madrid.

Anyway, I bet many Portugal fans will breath a sigh of relief. Finally. Ricardo and Nuno Gomes no longer guaranteed in the starting lineup. Only Scolari can explain why Quim wouldn't start.

Now the question is: A foreigner or a Portuguese? (For the next Portugal manager) There's even a poll on Portuguese sports paper Record.pt.

What do you think?

- Did it come as a surprise to you? How will this announcement affect the Portugal camp in Euro 2008?