Juventus appoint Pirlo as new manager

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VIDEO SHOWS: JUVENTUS WRITTEN STATEMENT CONFIRMING ANDREA PIRLO AS NEW COACH, FILE FOOTAGE OF ANDREA PIRLO, FILE FOOTAGE OF JUVENTUS STADIUM

SHOWS:

INTERNET (AUGUST 8, 2020) (JUVENTUS WEBSITE - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)

1. WRITTEN STATEMENT ON JUVENTUS WEBSITE CONFIRMING ANDREA PIRLO AS THE NEW COACH

TURIN, ITALY (FILE - APRIL 13, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

2. ANDREA PIRLO ON PITCH AT JUVENTUS TRAINING SESSION

3. VARIOUS PLAYERS ON PITCH

4. GIOGRIO CHIELLINI AND PIRLO LAUGHING

TURIN, ITALY (FILE - FEBRUARY 23, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

5. JUVENTUS SQUAD ON PITCH FOR PRE-MATCH TRAINING SESSION

6. PIRLO WARMING UP

BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - JUNE 5, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

7. PIRLO TRAINING AHEAD OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

8. PLAYERS TRAINING

9. PIRLO DURING TRAINING SESSION

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (FILE - AUGUST 5, 2014) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

10. JUVENTUS TRAINING

11. PIRLO

TURIN, ITALY (FILE - MARCH 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

12. EXTERIORS OF JUVENTUS' ALLIANZ STADIUM

13. JUVENTUS LOGO ON EXTERIOR OF STADIUM

14. MAN WALKING INTO ENTRANCE AT STADIUM

15. EXTERIOR OF STADIUM

16. SIGN, READING (English): "END OF THE MATCH" ON EXTERIOR OF STADIUM

PURCHASE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - JULY 24, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

17. NEW YORK CITY TRAINING SESSION

18. PIRLO TRAINING

19. PRACTICE MATCH

20. VARIOUS OF PIRLO PLAYING IN MATCH

21. TRAINING SESSION

FLORENCE, ITALY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

22. PIRLO WITH ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

23. MEDIA

24. PIRLO WITH ITALY GOALKEEPER, GIANLUIGI BUFFON

MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - MARCH 4, 2014) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

25. PIRLO TRAINING WITH ITALY TEAM

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - SEPTEMBER 22, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

26. DAVID VILLA, FRANK LAMPARD, AND PIRLO CUTTING RIBBON WITH GOLDEN SCISSORS

27. RIDE OF FAME BANNER COVERING BUS

28. PIRLO ON BUS

MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - MAY 31, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

29. LIVERPOOL MANAGER, JUERGEN KLOPP, WALKING TOWARDS FORMER ITALIAN PLAYER, ANDREA PIRLO, AND SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING AHEAD OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

ROME, ITALY (FILE - JULY 10, 2006) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)

30. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PIRLO LIFTING THE WORLD CUP TROPHY DURING CELEBRATIONS AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, TEAM MATE, FABIO GROSSO, IS STANDING NEXT TO HIM

DUISBURG, GERMANY (FILE - JULY 10, 2006) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

31. PIRLO GETTING ON TO AIRCRAFT WITH ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM AFTER WINNING WORLD CUP

32. TEAM GETTING ON TO AIRCRAFT

33. TEAM DELEGATION GETTING ON TO PLANE AND HOLDING UP THE WORLD CUP

ROME, ITALY (FILE - JULY 10, 2006) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

34. THEN ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER, ROMANO PRODI, AND THEN ITALIAN SPORTS MINISTER, GIOVANNA MELANDRI, STANDING NEXT TO ITALY CAPTAIN, FABIO CANNAVARO, HOLDING WORLD CUP TROPHY

35. PRODI HOLDING TROPHY / CANNAVARO GIVING TROPHY TO ITALY COACH, MARCELO LIPPI

MALPENSA, ITALY (FILE - MAY 24, 2007) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

36. AC MILAN CAPTAIN, PAOLO MALDINI, AND AC MILAN COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, CARRYING EUROPEAN CUP STANDING ON PLANE STEPS

37. MALDINI AND ANCELOTTI CARRYING CUP COMING DOWN STEPS FOLLOWED BY REST OF TEAM

38. TEAM - INCLUDING PIRLO - POSING FOR GROUP PHOTO

STORY: Serie A champions Juventus named their former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as the club's new coach on Saturday (August 8), giving him his first senior coaching role.

The decision came hours after the Turin club sacked coach Maurizio Sarri following their Champions League round-of-16 exit to Olympique Lyonnais on Friday (August 7).

Pirlo, 41, has been promoted to the senior role only one week after being named as coach of Juve's under-23 side and without taking charge of a match.

"Today's choice is based on the belief that Pirlo has what it takes to lead from his debut on the bench an expert and talented squad to pursue new successes," Juve said in a statement.

Pirlo played for Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus and New York City in his remarkable career and was a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006.

(Production: Tim Hart)