 In January 2006, following revelations made in the "News of the World", the FA decided to come to an agreement with Eriksson over his future, and shortly afterwards it was announced that Eriksson was to stand down after the World Cup finals.Several possible successors were linked with the job; after a series of interviews that was widely criticised for its length, the Portugal national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was allegedly offered the job.In April, however, Scolari declined, in the belief that accepting the offer before a World Cup would conflict with his managerial duties for Portugal.