File photo shows Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, attends a training session prior to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 13, 2018. The Chinese Football Assosiation announced on Friday to appoint Marcello Lippi as the head coach of Chinese national men's football team on Friday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)