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Andrea Pirlo: 'My love for Italy does not depend on a role – it is part of my story' Andrea Pirlo will no longer take charge of Italy . The 47-year-old coach has reportedly been ruled out amid alleged links to the Russian agency Fonbet, which specialises in sports betting.
The former midfielder, who is now in charge of Dubai United , took to social media to 'clarify a few points.'
"Throughout my career, first as a player and now as a coach, I have always carried out my work in full respect of the laws of the countries where I have worked and the contracts I have signed," Pirlo said.
"The professional collaboration that gave rise to the recent controversy took place within the context of my career in the United Arab Emirates and is exclusively commercial and sporting in nature. To attach a political meaning to it is to attribute to me beliefs I have never expressed and that do not…
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