Shanghai: Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro has resigned as head coach of China PR after just two matches in charge, both 1-0 home defeats.
The 45-year-old Cannavaro made the announcement on social media and said it was to focus on his family and his job as coach of Chinese Super League (CSL) side Guangzhou Evergrande.
"With due respect for China as a great country, I feel it's necessary to announce my decision to give up my position as the Chinese men's coach," Cannavaro wrote on Weibo......
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