World Cup's top 3 highest paid coaches have been eliminated while the lowest paid man delights everyone

The group stage of the 2014 World Cup has
concluded and half of the 32 teams have gone
home — including those assembled by the
tournament's three highest paid managers.
Meanwhile, the team led by the tournament's
lowest paid manager is not only still in it, but he has
arguably become the tournament's breakout suprise.
After resigning from the England job in 2012, Fabio
Capello took up the Russia post and led it to the top
of its 2014 World Cup qualifying group — edging out
Portugal. At the start of this year, he was given a fat
new contract that won't run out until after Russia
hosts the 2018 World Cup. This year alone the five-
time Serie A winner (as a manager) and two-time
La Liga winner is making $11.2 million, which is
nearly double what his England successor, Roy
Hodgson, is making ($5.9 million).
Though Capello did manage to outdo Hodgson in
Brazil — last in the group with two draws and one
loss as opposed to last in the group with one loss
and two draws — it wasn't quite the return on
investment Russia likely expected. Especially in a
manageable group that also included Belgium,
Algeria and South Korea.
At least the third highest paid manager, Italy's
Cesare Prandelli, offered to resign immediately after
his side was eliminated . And he even got a win


All together, only half of the top 10 best paid
managers at this World Cup navigated their teams
through to the knockout stage. But pulling up the
rear of the list is Mexico's Miguel Herrera, who
celebrated his way into the hearts of fans
everywhere while leading a once hopeless El Tri
through an undefeated group stage for the bargain
price of $209,810.
Herrera's situation is a bit different though. He was
appointed as an emergency interim manager last
October when Mexico was on the verge of
completely missing out on qualification. Once that
horror was narrowly avoided, he signed on through
the end of the World Cup, so his salary isn't for the
full year. It seems likely that the Mexican federation
would be willing to give him anything he wants after
what he's done so far, but even if he doesn't get a
pay increase, he can always subsidize his income
with his ska lip syncing. Somehow.