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Former Juventus coach Lippi slams English club owners

Former Juventus coach Marcello Lippi has attacked the spending power of English Premier League clubs.

Lippi, who at Juve was backed by huge money from outside companies, has slammed the owners of English clubs.

He whinged: "There are three ways of doing football: the patrons like Roman Abramovich or the sheiks who spend money without justification.

"Then there are the businessmen who get into the sport and want to make a profit. At the end there are those who invest in youth."

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