Old Man Turns Down The Old Lady As Trap Stays With Ireland

Sportspeak exclusively revealed  in January that the Republic of Ireland’s coach Giovanni Trapattoni turned down a move to Juventus earlier this year. The 71-year-old has confirmed Sportspeak’s story & claims he was sounded out about replacing Ciro Ferrara, who was sacked at the end of January after a poor run of results, before the Turin club appointed Alberto Zaccheroni until the end of the season.”With a heavy heart I turned it down because it was impossible for me to be involved in a national team and club football,It would not have been a serious option.”
Trapattoni, who coached Juventus for a total of 13 years over two spells, became the Republic’s manager in 2008 and he is under contract with Ireland until the end of the 2012 European Championships.Ireland, who finished runners-up to Italy in their World Cup qualifying group, missed out on a place in South Africa in a play-off against France last November.

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