Portugal's Scolari defends timing of Chelsea move

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari defended the timing of the announcement of his move to Chelsea and said he tried hard to reach an agreement with that would allow him to stay with the national team. Talking for the first time since the deal was made public three days ago, Scolari on Saturday also said he will not have not problems communicating with players at the English club, or that the announcement would affect Portugal's performances at the European Championship