Widespread rumors that Italian coach Marcello Lippi would take over the Chinese national team after his stint with Guangzhou Evergrande came to an end when the Chinese Football Association announced on Wednesday that Frenchman Alain Perrin was the new coach. No details were released on Perrin's contract. Perrin managed French Ligue 1 clubs Marseille (2002-04) and Lyon (2007-08) before beginning his Asian coaching career in 2010.