File photo shows Marcello Lippi, head coach of China, speaks at the press conference prior to the CFA Team China International Football Match 2018 between China and Palestine in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 19, 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/Cao Can)