Luiz Felipe Scolari, new coach of Chinese Super League soccer club Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, attends a news conference in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, June 12, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
OSAKA (Reuters) - Former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was back to his old self on Saturday -- upbeat, pulling faces and reprimanding anyone who dared ask if he was still suffering the after-effects of the infamous 7-1 World Cup defeat to Germany.
The man known as 'Big Phil' has found a new lease of life in Chinese football, leading Guangzhou Evergrande to the Asian Champions League title and into the Club World Cup where they face America in Sunday's quarter-final.
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