SAO PAULO (AP) — Fluminense directors say coach Muricy Ramalho has rejected an offer to take over Brazil and will remain at the Rio club.
The Brazilian soccer federation offered Ramalho the national team job Friday, but the deal was pending an agreement with Fluminense, whose contract with the coach goes until the end of 2012.
Federation president Ricardo Teixeira says Ramalho told him he wanted to coach the national team and agreed with the entity’s plan for the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil is seeking a replacement for Dunga, who was fired days after it lost to the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinals in South Africa. Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup.
On Monday, the national team has to announce its squad for the Aug. 10 friendly against the United States in New Jersey.
