New Marseille coach

Marseille’s new American owner on Thursday appointed former Roma and Lille boss Rudi Garcia as the club’s coach on a 3- year deal.

Garcia replaces Franck Passi and will take charge for the French giant’s clash against arch- rivals Paris Saint- Germain at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.

The appointment comes just three days after American tycoon Frank McCourt completed his purchase of the Ligue 1 side from Margarita Louis- Dreyfus.

Garcia guided Lille to a league and French Cup double in 2011 and was last in charge of Roma before he was sacked in January, having steered the Serie A side to successive second- place finishes behind Juventus.