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Alessandro Del Piero rejected Liverpool due to the Heysel tragedy, says former agent

Image: Alessandro Del Piero: The former Juventus strike has signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero rejected a move to Liverpool out of respect for the Heysel tragedy, according to his former agent.

"He can promote Australian football throughout the world and I'm certain he'll be very happy there. "In fact, Australians could find nobody better than Del Piero to let them make that step up in quality. "When he returns to Italy, he'll be able to do whatever he wants. I'd see him making a good director but he could also be a great president of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) one day or a coach at the Juventus Academy."