Lippi resigns after China loses first World Cup qualifier
(WorldNews Sport)

Marcello Lippi resigned as coach of China straight after it lost to Syria 2-1 in Dubai in Asia World Cup qualifying on Thursday. China´s first defeat in Group A left it five points behind Syria only halfway through the group stage. Lippi guided Italy to the 2006 World Cup title and returned for a second spell in charge of China in May. × Advertisement `They played better than us and deserved this victory,` Lippi said in Dubai. `I take full responsibility for this...