Scotland hires George Burley as national soccer coach (AP) George Burley was hired Thursday as the national soccer coach of Scotland, which has not qualified for the World Cup since 1998. Burley, a former Scotland player, quit as manager of the English club Southampton to succeed Alex McLeish. McLeish left in November after the team narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 European Championship. Publish Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:59:50 PST Read more...