The Football Association's search for a successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson is said to be down to a "secret" shortlist. FA chief executive Brian Barwick, international committee chairman Noel White, Premier League chairman Dave Richards and FA vice-chairman David Dein are the four men who have been appointed to find a new boss.
BBC Sport rounds up the latest news and speculation surrounding the vacant England job.
19 APRIL:
The candidates in the running for the England job have been told to reveal any potential secrets which may be exposed, reports The Sun.
The Football Association are keen to avoid any embarrassing headlines concerning the next national team manager and want to know now before they make an appointment.
Meanwhile, Eriksson's next post could either be to take over at Real Madrid or manage South Africa.
"Nothing is certain yet but if something is going to happen I believe it will be within the next two weeks," his assistant Tord Grip told a Swedish newspaper.
"Madrid is only a rumour. Personally, I think it would feel great to finish your career with such a big club."
WHAT THE MANAGERS ARE SAYING
Alan Curbishley:
17 April - "The whole thing is bizarre. Every day you are news and it's difficult when you are trying to run your club. Whenever I go into a press conference before a game it gets hijacked by people wanting to talk about England. Sam Allardyce:
12 April - "I'd like to reassure everyone connected with Bolton that I'm looking for players so that we can continue to compete with the elite of English and European football." Steve McClaren:
12 April - "I've coped with the speculation game after game but I can't think about anything else but Middlesbrough. I let everyone else do the speculating. My focus, and I mean this genuinely, is on my job at Middlesbrough and my sole intention is to bring success here." Martin O'Neill:
Former Celtic boss O'Neill is the only one of the five candidates believed to be on the FA's shortlist not to have made any comment so far. Luiz Felipe Scolari
15 April - "I'll think about my future after 31 July. I don't know what I'll do after Germany." WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
Send us your comments about the England manager's job using the form below and we will post a selection here. Doesn't anyone see the bigger picture? England will appoint a reliable, loyal boss for now but this will just be a temporary measure untill a man who has been quoted as interested in the job steps forward: Mourinho. And no, I'm not a Chelsea fan!
David Jones, Hertford, England
Why does he have to be English? Most of the England players play under foreign coaches anyway so its not like it will be a disadvantage or foolish. It should be the best man for the job.
Vahid Haghzare, United Kingdom
I think that England should go for a passionate manager, someone like Stuart Pearce.
Jaabir, United Kingdom
It has to be O'Neill. I am a Charlton supporter and feel that Curbishley is not yet the man fopr the job. Allardyce would be negative, as would McClaren. O'Neill has European experience and has been very successful wherever he has managed .
Lee Edmonds, England
Alan Curbishley is a tactical and controlled manager who gets results.
Crissy Kay, England, UK
England has a crop of world class players to choose from for the national team. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the present crop of managers.
Mark Huxtable, New Zealand
As long as the players are English it does not matter the nationality of the man in charge. Looking back to Euro 2004, the two most sucessful managers, the finalists Scolari and Rehaggel, had not come from the country they were managing.
George, England
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