Lippi returns as Italy coach
Italy's World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi returned to the post on Thursday.
The 60-year-old replaces Roberto Donadoni, who was sacked earlier on Thursday after Italy were beaten by Spain in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals.
"Marcello Lippi will return as coach of Italy," read a statement by Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giancarlo Abete on their website.
"He will replace Roberto Donadoni."
The FIGC said that Lippi - who has not held a coaching post since taking Italy to the penalty shootout win over France in the 2006 World Cup final - would be unveiled at a press conference in Rome on July 1.
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