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Scots bemoan state of Lithuania pitch

Well, if it aint difficult enough playing in a terrible Scotland side, then check out what they have to play on tonight in Lithuania (pictured left).

The Scottish camp have complained to Uefa about the playing surface (which is more Sunday League than International game) in Kaunas for the Euro 2008 qualifier. The Scot's assistant manager, Tommy Burns told BBC Five Live Sport: "It is not a pitch you would normally associate with a top-level match. It is just a question of the players getting their mind set on it. They need to just go and play the game." He forgot to mention the wetsuit they'll be needing...

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Perreira steps down from Brazil post

Following Brazil's failure to land the World Cup, Carlos Alberto Perreira has stepped down as manager of the side. A Brazil statement read "The coach says he needs to dedicate time to his family after four years leading the Brazilian national team."

Parreira has led the Brazillians to three seperate World Cups in three seperate stints, as well as coaching the Kuwait side to the finals in '82, UAE in '90 and the Saudi's in '94. Former Real Madrid coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who was in charge of Brazil from 1998 to 2000, and former Sao Paulo and Peru boss Paulo Autuori are the favourites to take over from Parreira. The statement continued: "It was a joint decision and Parreira will no longer have any connection with the Brazilian Football Confederation."

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