Luiz Felipe Scolari was visiting son in Lisburn
The Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC supremo, who used to manage Portugal and Chelsea, had local punters doing a double take when they spotted him doing the rounds in Belfast and Londonderry.
Turns out he was in Ireland visiting the young fellah, who works in Lisburn.
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Hide AdSpeaking to the BBC in St George’s Market, he explained: “I came before Christmas because I have one son at work in Lisburn near Belfast and my holidays, I stay here, ten, fifteen days, and after this time I come back to China, my team,
“I like, very much here, Belfast, Londonderry, Dublin, the people are very nice. They’re lovely. I like.”