Lippi sacrifices flair for glory

"Why Italy fans learned to love their functional World Cup winners"

Game Over

"The Soccer Daily - Credit Marcelo Lippi. His tactics in the final were what you would expect from a coach of that standard, the equivalent of Ali's rope-a-dope."

Azzurri united

"How Lippi's Italy beat the odds to win their fourth World Cup"

Lippi hints he will stay in job

"Marcello Lippi hints he will not step down as Italy coach after leading the nation to World Cup glory."

Italy follows Lippi's lead into final (AP)

"Marcello Lippi has been saying for the past month that Italy's strength is its teamwork. There are no individual stars on the field, just a huge amount of team spirit. With Italy's 11 tournament goals coming from 10 players, the Azzurri's biggest driving force may be Lippi...