Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as the new the head coach of Roma. The Athletic reported earlier this week that Ranieri was in talks to take over at the Serie A side, having previously announced his retirement from coaching after steering Cagliari to safety at the end of last season.

(Reuters) -Italian coach Claudio Ranieri has come out of retirement at the age of 73 to take charge of AS Roma until the end of the season, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, days after sacking Croatian Ivan Juric.

Roma have officially announced the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as head coach of the team.“AS Roma is pleased to announce that Claudio Ranieri is the new Head Coach of the First Team,” reads