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Lippi knelt in front of Ukraine for 1.5 years 20.12.2010

"Soon the Italian colony will take over Ukraine." With these words newspaper "Il Zhornal reports that Marcello Lippi has agreed with the Football Federation of Ukraine for the post of national team coach.

World Cup winner with Italy in 2006 will take over the team in 2011. Under extremely harsh conditions of negotiations federation president Grigory Surkis has managed to convince the specialist.

The contract is for 1.5 years. About this time Lippi will receive 4 million. After Euro 2012, of which Ukraine is sadomakin, Italian would leave.

Marcello Lippi will make his debut for the "yellow-blue" in June next year. And Ukraine will play a friendly match with France. And in February 2011 will become familiar with the team tournament in Cyprus, where the team will be led by current coach Yuri Kalitvintsev.