The view from Asia

Zico at a crossroads in Iraq

October 13, 2012
By John Duerden
Cynics suggest that when the Iraq Football Association wants to get rid of a foreign head coach of the national team, they insist that he needs to live in Baghdad and rub their hands in glee when he refuses and resigns. If current boss Zico loses a vital 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia on Tuesday, he may be getting some relocation advice from his employers. Neither team can afford to lose.

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