Former Italian soccer player Fabio Cannavaro (C) receives the letter of appointment from Vice President of Evergrande Liu Yongzhuo (L) and his predecessor Marcello Lippi, during a news conference announcing him as the new coach of Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIJING (Reuters) - Italy's World Cup winning-captain Fabio Cannavaro will replace his former national team coach Marcello Lippi in charge of Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande for next season, the club announced on Wednesday.
Lippi, 66, said he would be moving upstairs into a technical director's role for the remainder of the three-year contract he signed in February after leading the club to a fourth straight Chinese Super League title last weekend.
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