Serie A - Ranieri appointed Juventus coach

Eurosport - Mon, 04 Jun 18:10:00 2007

Serie A - Claudio Ranieri has been appointed coach of Juventus. The former Chelsea coach had been heavily linked with Manchester City, but instead joins the Serie A-bound Turin giants.

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He replaces Didier Deschamps, who recently quit despite leading the Bianconeri to promotion.

A club statement described Ranieri as: "An authoritative choice and one adapted to the club's objectives and tradition.

"He is a man of international experience and vision, in position to carry out the board's sporting project."

Ranieri recently guided Parma to safety after joining the club in January when they were deep in relegation trouble.

He was expected to arrive at Manchester City in tandem with former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's takeover at Eastlands, charged with spending a £50 million transfer kitty.

But both the takeover and Ranieri's return to the Premiership stalled, and he has instead taken over one of the biggest sides in Europe.

"It is a beautiful, difficult and electrifying challenge. I like electrifying challenges," said Ranieri, who will start his newe role on July 1.

"There is hard work to do to recover the position Juve are used to. It is a beautiful and ambitious project but I am sure we will do well.

"The fans are calm and we will make them feel proud of what Juve will do in the grounds of Italy for the moment, and then in the grounds of Europe."

Juve were relegated to Serie B last summer for match fixing, but have kept hold of key players such as Gianluigi Buffon and Alessandro Del Piero, and are expected to fight for European places on their top-flight return next season.

The 55-year-old has also enjoyed successful spells in Italy at the helm of Napoli and Fiorentina, while he is best known in the UK for his time in charge of Chelsea.

He was sacked in summer 2004 after Roman Abramovich's first season as the club's owner, and replaced by Jose Mourinho.

He did, however, lay the foundations for Chelsea's subsequent success, buying Joe Cole and Claude Makelele, and orchestrating the subsequent transfers of Petr Cech and Arjen Robben.

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Alex Chick

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2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	+39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	+43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	+39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	+22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	+20	60
7	Blackburn Rovers	38	15	13	10	+2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	+8	57
9	Manchester City	38	15	10	13	-8	55
10	West Ham United	38	13	10	15	-8	49
11	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	13	14	+5	46
12	Newcastle United	38	11	10	17	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	-23	39
16	Bolton Wanderers	38	9	10	19	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	-22	36
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7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	16	12	+5	70
8	Ipswich Town	46	18	15	13	+9	69
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