Marseille appoint Garcia as new manager

STRUGGLING Olympique de Marseille named Rudi Garcia as their new coach yesterday, handing him the task of lifting them out of the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. The 52-year-old, sacked by AS Roma at the start of this year, will replace Franck Passi who had been in charge on an interim basis since Michel was fired in April. The nine-time French champions are languishing in 12th place in the Ligue 1 table with three wins, three draws and three defeats from their nine games.