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EUROPE
Bottom of the Premier League, Watford appointed NIGEL PEARSON until the end of the season following the dismissal of Quique Sanchez Flores after less than 90 days in charge.
EUGENIO CORINI returned as coach of Brescia, who sacked his replacement Fabio Grosso after three Serie A games.
Coach of the Romania side that reached the semi-finals of the European Under-21s in June, MIREL RADOI will lead the senior side in March’s Euro 2020 play-offs after Cosmin Contra left his post following a 5-0 loss to Spain.
Nice signed Denmark left-back RIZA DURMISI on a six-month loan from Lazio ahead of the January transfer window.
MASSIMO CARRERA, who won the Russian Premier League title with Spartak Moscow in 2017, replaced Nikolaos Kostenoglou as coach of Greek side AEK Athens.
Scottish Premiership strugglers Hearts named DANIEL STENDEL manager.
CONCACAF
Sporting Kansas City signed Mexico international striker ALAN PULIDO from Guadalajara for a clubrecord transfer fee of around $9.5million.
Former USA skipper CLAUDIO
REYNA quit as sporting director of New York City to take the same job with new expansion club Austin, who will join MLS in 2021. NYC replaced him by promoting technical director DAVID LEE.
Colombian coach OSCAR PAREJA took charge of MLS side Orlando City after being relieved of his duties with Mexican club Tijuana.
AFRICA
PATRICE CARTERON replaced Micho Sredojevic as coach of Zamalek after the Egyptians lost 3-0 to TP Mazembe of DR Congo in the CAF Champions League.
German coach JOSEF ZINNBAUER took charge of South African side Orlando Pirates.
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner HANY SAID retired at the age of 39 and left Misr Lel Makkasa to take up the post of sporting director at their Egyptian rivals Pyramids.
ASIA
Indian Super League club Chennaiyin appointed OWEN COYLE to replace John Gregory as coach.