Soccer legend no longer becoming Italy coach over link to Russian betting company
Italian soccer legend Andrea Pirlo will no longer become the federation’s men’s national team coach due to his betting links. Pirlo, who earned 116 caps for Italy and won the World Cup in 2006, was set to lead the Azzurri after talks with Pep Guardiola over the role broke down.
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Italian soccer legend Andrea Pirlo will no longer become the federation’s men’s national team coach due to his betting links. Pirlo, who earned 116 caps for Italy and won the World Cup in 2006, was set to lead the Azzurri after talks with Pep Guardiola over the role broke down. But the federation performed a U-turn over Pirlo’s candidacy due to his role as a global ambassador for Russian bookmaker Fonbet. Those ties led to reported objections from federation officials, and have also resulted in the departures of two executives who took jobs with the Italy set-up just over two weeks ago.
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