FOOTBALL – The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has reached an agreement with former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo to become the national team’s coach on a four-year deal, Italian daily La Repubblica reported yesterday.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in history, Pirlo won the 2006 World Cup with Italy and enjoyed a distinguished club career with Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus.
The 47-year-old is currently in charge of Dubai United, who compete in the UAE First Division League.
The reported agreement came hours after former Manchester City and Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola rejected an approach to take charge of Italy, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters yesterday.
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