Claudio Ranieri is appointed head coach of Roma until the end of the season - six months after announcing his retirement.

Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as Roma's third head coach of the season, the Serie A club announced on Thursday. It is the third time the Italian has taken charge of his hometown club. He led the team between 2009 and 2011 and returned for a two-month stint in 2019.

(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.