‘What f*cking luck you have!’

Parshva Shah

Italy head coach Gennaro Gattuso revealed the details of his phone call with former World Cup-winning team-mate Fabio Cannavaro, who was appointed as the new head coach of the Uzbekistan national team earlier this week. The former midfielder had a cheeky dig at the Ballon d’Or winner for taking over a side that has already qualified for the World Cup while the Azzurri are “stuck in the trenches” in the battle to secure a place.