Friday, October 28, 2016

Lippi urges China to unite in 'improbable' World Cup run (The Associated Press)

Marcello Lippi has urged his China team and the nation to pull together to accomplish the ''improbable'' task of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup before he begins a thorough overhaul of the struggling football program. The Chinese Football Association formally unveiled Lippi as head coach of China's Dragons, currently No. 84 in the world rankings, at a news conference on Friday. Chinese media reports say Lippi's three-year contract is worth 20 million euros ($21.8 million) annually and makes him the highest paid national team coach in the world.

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