What happened. Claudio Ranieri was appointed technical director of Club Italia and outlined his vision to reform academies and revive Italian football.

Ranieri wants kids to watch Italy at a World Cup.
He noted Italy struggles from Under-21 onwards due to limited player pool.
He criticized high costs of football schools for families.

“We are good at team tactics, other nations teach individual technique.”
— Claudio Ranieri

Ranieri and new coach Roberto Mancini will work together to overhaul Italian football development.

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