In this photo taken Oct. 27, 2012, then Guangzhou Evergrande coach Marcello Lippi walks by a sign of the club's badge after winning the championship of China's top soccer league in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province. Lippi was hired Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 to take over the Chinese national football team in the latest sign of China's commitment to becoming a serious force in world soccer. (Chinatopix Via AP)
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