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Do you get the sense that Chelsea's hiring of former Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari was simply a move to cause turmoil in Old Trafford?

After all, it was Scolari who fanned the flames of the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer rumors. He would certainly be interested in seeing Chelsea's main rival for the Premier League crown lose its best player. Now it seems his replacement in Portugal is one of Man United's top coaches. Carlos Queiroz, who has been Sir Alex Ferguson's right-hand man for five of the past seven seasons, is set to replace Scolari as manager of the Portguese national team.

Ferguson and Queiroz have won three Premier League titles (2003, 2007 and 2008) together, and Queiroz played a vital role in improving Man United's defensive tactics in recent years. He was also going to be the man who would convince Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford. Will his departure cause the Red Devils to slip in their quest for a third consecutive league title and a Champions League repeat?

Makes you wonder how many more dominoes Scolari can knock over, doesn't it?

What kind of guy is current Portugal manager and future Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari? Apparently, he's a guy who's not going to take any guff from those Serbians, as this video from a EURO 2008 qualifier shows. Ivica Dragutinovic probably didn't realize he was slapping away the hand of the Brazilian Woody Hayes. Didier Drogba should leave Stamford Bridge for his safety alone.

Fernando Duarte has a slightly more complete profile of Scolari here at The Guardian.

ESPN and the BBC are reporting that Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will take over at Chelsea starting on July 1.

The temperamental Brazilian, who infamously threw a punch at a Serbian player after a EURO 2008 qualifying match, has been the manager for the Portuguese national team since 2003 and led the team to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup. He has had his fair share of clashes with Portuguese football officials during his time there and had been rumored to be a target of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich since Avram Grant was sacked one day after losing the Champions League Final.

Scolari has had previous stints with national teams in Brazil and Kuwait, Brazilian clubs Cruzerio, Gremio and Palmeiras and several clubs in the Middle East. He is expected to see Portugal through the remainder of EURO 2008.