BRAZIL’S recently departed manager Tite has allegedly been robbed in Rio.
Reports from Brazil claim that he was out walking at 6am when he was targeted by the thief.
He was reportedly robbed of a chain – before the individual then complained and blasted him over Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup.
The 61-year-old had been in charge of the Samba Boys since 2016 and led them to Copa America success three years ago.
He has just returned to his homeland after leading them to the last-eight of the World Cup.
However, their hopes of becoming record six-time world champions was ended by Croatia in a penalty shoot-out.
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That led to him resigning following the heartbreaking exit.
Now things have reportedly got much worse for Tite after an incident at 6am – although it seems that he did escape without injury.
A host of stars were quick to pay tribute to Tite after his resignation, with Paris Saint-Germain Brazilian superstar Neymar leading them.
He said: “I knew you as a coach and knew that you were very good, but as a person you are great!
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“You know who I am and that’s what matters to me.
“I want to thank you openly for everything, all the teachings that you have given us – there were so many.
“You will always be one of the best coaches I’ve ever had or will ever have.”
Tite had promised to quit back in February, revealing he wanted one more shot at winning the World Cup after leading them to the quarters in 2018 too.
He previously stated: “I’m going until the end of the World Cup.
“I have no reason to lie here. I don’t want to win any way. I’ve won everything in my career, the only thing missing is the World Cup.”
However, after the crushing Croatia loss, he said: “As I said, my cycle is over. I said it over a year and a half ago. I’m not a man of two words.”
Both Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have been linked with becoming his replacement.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
