Former Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi says his comments on black players were misunderstood . Sacchi was quoted as saying there were `` too many black players '' in the country 's youth ranks . 68-year-old led Italy to the 1994 the World Cup final and won four FIGC titles with Italy . Sacchi : `` I can firmly state that the FIGC believes and operates before the FIFA Regulations and Statutes , aims to include people without any sort prejudice and by granting everybody the opportunity to practice football beyond any race or gender as you can understand from this whole story . '' `` I just said that we do n't have the non-Italian pride , we are losing our identity . ''
Former Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi says his comments on black players were misunderstood . Sacchi was quoted as saying there were `` too many black players '' in the country 's youth ranks . 68-year-old led Italy to the 1994 the World Cup final and won four FIGC titles with Italy . Sacchi : `` I just said that we do n't have the non-Italian pride , we are losing our identity . ''