Marcello Lippi is set to return for a second stint in charge of China’s national team as the country targets a place at the 2022 World Cup. The Chinese Football Association announced Friday that the 71-year-old Lippi, who guided Italy to the World Cup title in 2006, will start back next month. “When Lippi was previously in charge of the national team, the players showed a positive attitude and a fighting spirit,” the CFA said in a statement. Qualification for the 2022 World Cup starts in September. Lippi succeeds fellow Italian Fabio Cannavaro, who had a brief stint in charge of China’s national team while also remaining head coach of Guangzhou in the Chinese Super League.

Source: National Post May 24, 2019 06:22 UTC