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Pressure grows on Lippi as world champion flops

Sports | Soccer
2009-6-23

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi faced calls for a squad clearout if it is to have any designs on defending its World Cup title next year following Sunday's embarrassing exit from the Confederations Cup. Italy could...

Lippi plays down Juventus link

Sports | Soccer
2009-4-25

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi has played down speculation that he will return to Juventus after next year's World Cup, saying he would like to remain in charge of the national team. "I'm only thinking about the...

Italy coach Lippi equals record of 31 games unbeaten

Sports | Soccer
2008-11-20

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi equalled the world record of 31 successive international games without defeat when his side drew 1-1 in a friendly with Greece yesterday. The game, which saw Luca Toni equalise five minutes...

Azzurris put faith in Lippi once again

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-28

MARCELLO Lippi was reappointed as Italy's coach on Thursday, following the removal of Roberto Donadoni. The coaching change came four days after Italy was knocked out of the European Championship quarterfinals...

Donadoni unlikely to get payout

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-26

ITALY coach Roberto Donadoni will receive no compensation if speculation that he is about to be sacked and replaced by predecessor Marcello Lippi proves to be true. It had been rumored that the Italian Soccer...

Italians debate Donadoni's future

Sports | Soccer
2008-6-24

ROBERTO Donadoni said he had little choice but to let Daniele De Rossi and Antonio Di Natale take the penalties which they missed. De Rossi had a slight niggle while Di Natale was booed by the Spanish fans as...

Donadoni keeps door open for Del Piero

Sport | Soccer
2007-11-22

ITALY coach Roberto Donadoni said on Tuesday that he has not permanently closed the door on Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero. Donadoni dropped Del Piero in the latter stages of the Euro 2008 qualification...

Italy, France advance

Sport | Soccer
2007-11-19

ITALY and France, who met in the World Cup final 16 months ago, led a six-team charge into next year's European championship finals on Saturday thanks to Italy's injury-time 2-1 win over Scotland in Glasgow. World...

Italian clubs face exodus

Sport | Soccer
2007-8-25

ITALY coach Roberto Donadoni will clock up the air miles to watch his players in action this season after a host of Italians quit their domestic league in an unprecedented exodus. Serie A kicks off this weekend...

Donadoni voices fears

Sport | Soccer
2006-7-20

NEW Italy coach Roberto Donadoni said that the match-fixing scandal was making his job more difficult.