RIO DE JANEIRO, July 28: Brazil have fired World Cup coach Mario Zagallo and his entire management staff and expect to announce a replacement by the end of August.Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) president Ricardo Texeira praised Zagallo's staff's efforts at the recent World Cup, where the side lost surprisingly to hosts France in the final, but said that the time was ripe for a change.``The management staff's work during the World Cup was excellent. But now we are going to build a new team, that will begin working with their mind set on the 2002 World Cup,'' Texeira told reporters.He refused to speculate on who might replace Zagallo but said the new coach would be announced by the end of August.Brazilian newspapers cited Carlos Alberto Parreira, the former Brazil coach who won the 1994 World Cup and who was fired by Saudi Arabia at the World Cup, as a possible candidate to replace Zagallo. Other candidates included Luis Felipe Scolari, currently training Palmeiras of Sao Paulo, and VanderleiLuxenburgo, who now manages Corinthians, also of Sao Paulo.``The saga will continue, and you'll have the last instalment when they name the new coach,'' Zagallo told reporters.Zagallo coached the National team over 148 games in two terms, including 107 victories, 29 ties and 12 losses.Zagallo's first game as coach came in 1970 when Brazil beat Chile 5-0 in the World Cup in Mexico. He led Brazil to the World Cup title that year and took over again following the 1994 tournament. His last game was this year's World Cup final.
