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People on the move
EUROPE
Real Madrid appointed SANTIAGO SOLARI as coach after dismissing Julen Lopetegui.
DOMENICO DI CARLO took charge of Chievo for a third spell, replacing Giampiero Ventura, who quit the Serie A strugglers after just four games. DAVIDE NICOLA replaced Julio Velazquez at Udinese, while Empoli replaced Aurelio Andreazzoli with GIUSEPPE
IACHINI. Serie B side Crotone hired former Pescara and Udinese coach MASSIMO ODDO.
Former PAOK and Panathinaikos boss ANGELOS ANASTASIADIS took over from Michael Skibbe as coach of Greece.
JOCELYN GOURVENNEC, who led Guingamp to the 2014 French Cup during a previous six-year spell in charge, returned to the club to replace Antoine Kombouare. Former France striker NICOLAS ANELKA joined Lille’s back-room staff, working with the youth and reserve sides.
La Liga strugglers Celta Vigo replaced coach Antonio Mohamed with MIGUEL CARDOSO. Iran international striker KARIM ANSARIFARD, who was released by Greek side Olympiakos, joined English Championship club Nottingham Forest.
AFRICA
AKBAR PATEL, who led Mauritius to the gold medal at the Indian Ocean Islands Games on home soil in 2003, returned for a fourth spell in charge of the national side ahead of next year’s hosting of the regional tournament.
ASIA
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON signed a six-month deal to coach Philippines ahead of January’s Asian Cup.
EUROPE
Republic of Ireland coach MARTIN O’NEILL stood down, along with assistant ROY KEANE. Fenerbahce sacked coach PHILLIP COCU after four months in charge of the Turkish side. Former England midfielder JOE COLE, whose last club was Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USA second tier, announced his retirement at 37.
Capped 109 times by Holland, 35-year-old Rafael VAN DER
VAART announced his retirement after a training-ground injury limited him to just three appearances for his latest club, Esbjerg of Denmark.
KENNY SHIELS was sacked as manager of League of Ireland side Derry City.
ASIA
Former Italy boss MARCELLO LIPPI confirmed that he will stand down as coach of China after January’s Asian Cup.