Lippi To Be Offered England Job

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<span class="sommario">The English FA are set to offer Marcello Lippi the national team manager&rsquo;s job, according to the Corriere dello Sport.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The 59-year-old has been out of work since resigning as boss of the Azzurri following the World Cup triumph in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Germany</st1lace></st1:country-region> last summer.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">According to the &lsquo;Corriere&rsquo;, an FA representative flew out to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Italy</st1lace></st1:country-region> to discuss personal terms with Lippi, before coming to an initial agreement with him.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Until now Lippi was not considered as that high up on the English FA&rsquo;s shortlist, mainly due to the fact that he does not speak English.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is the favourite with the bookmakers, and when asked yesterday if he would take the job, he replied &ldquo;why not&rdquo;.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The only high-profile candidate to so far declare that they want the position is former Real Madrid, Roma, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Milan</st1lace></st1:city> and Juventus tactician Fabio Capello.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Reports in the English press suggest that a new manager to replace the sacked Steve McClaren will be in place before the New Year.<o></o></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Three Lions failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Croatia</st1lace></st1:country-region> at Wembley in their final qualifier.</span></p>

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