Cannavaro calls time on tenure in Tianjin

Fabio Cannavaro was replaced by former Portugal international Paulo Sousa as head coach of Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian on Monday, with the Italian legend reportedly poised to rejoin CSL champion Guangzhou Evergrande.

Quanjian made the announcement just two days after Cannavaro steered the team to a 2-1 victory at Evergrande to seal a third-place CSL finish and earn a berth in the AFC Champions League.

Cannavaro, named world Player of the Year after leading Italy to the 2006 World Cup, had a short, underwhelming stint as Evergrande coach in 2015, winning 13 and drawing nine of his 23 games in charge.