World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

Appointments,sackingsandloans

EUROPE

Forthethirdtimeinhiscareer,
LOUISVANGAALwasnamedcoach of
theNetherlandsnationalteamfollowing
FrankdeBoer’sdepartureafterEuro
2020. Hispreviousspellsinchargeof
Oranjewere2000-02 and 2012 -14.

Arsenalsigned 18 -year-oldstriker
MIKA BIERETHfromFulhamafterthe
strikerturneddowna contractwith the
Championshipclub.InItaly,Juventus
signedNorwegianteenagerELIAS
SOLBERGfromUllensaker.

Manchester UnitedWomen
appointedformOrlandoPrideboss
MARCSKINNERtoreplaceCasey
Stoney as RedDevilsmanager.

DefenderFLORIANLEJEUNE
completed a movefromNewcastle
UnitedtoAlavesfor an undisclosedfee
followinga loanatthe La Ligaclub.

LEECARSLEYwasconfirmed
asAidyBoothroyd’sreplacement
asEnglandUnder-21scoach,with
Ashley Colejoiningashisassistant.

TalentedJapanplaymakerKAORU
MITOMAjoinedBrighton& HoveAlbion

fromJ1LeagueleadersKawasaki

Frontale,beforebeingloanedout

toUnionSaint-GilloiseinBelgium.

SOUTHAMERICA

DIEGOCOSTAreturnedtothe

countyofhisbirth,joiningBrazil’s

AtleticoMineiroafter beingreleased

byAtleticoMadridattheendof 2020.

BocaJuniorssnappedupPeru

internationalLUISADVINCULA

fromRayoVallecanofor £1.7m.

CONCACAF

LAGalaxyconfirmedthesigning

ofSerbiastrikerDEJAN JOVELJIC

fromEintrachtFrankfurt.

ASIA

DICKADVOCAATcameoutof

retirement just monthsafterleaving

Feyenoord to takecharge of Iraq.

J1LeaguesideVisselKobesigned

strikerYOSHINORIMUTOfrom

NewcastleUnitedona free transfer,

aswellasformerBarcelonaand

Stoke CityforwardBOJAN KRKIC.

EZGJANALIOSKIjoinedSaudiclub

AlAhliafterhisdeparture from Leeds

United,whileWestBromwichAlbion

lostMATHEUSPEREIRAtoAlHilal.

UAEoutfitSharjah FC completed the

signingofEverton wingerBERNARD.

ReigningchampionsMumbaiCity

paidanIndianSuperLeaguerecord

feeforNorthEastUnited midfielder

LALENGMAWIA“APUIA” RALTE.

“I’mnotgoingtobepolitehere,butitgivesmea hard-on”

EUROPE

Chelseasoldfouroftheiracademy

graduatestoPremierLeaguerivalsfor

undisclosedfees:DYNELSIMEUjoined

Southampton,CHARLIE WIGGETTwent

toNewcastle,MYLESPEART-HARRIS

signedfor Brentford,andLeedsUnited

sawoffcompetitionfromseveral clubs

tolandmidfielderLEWISBATE, while

TINOLIVRAMENTOjoinedSimeuat

Southamptonfora feeof£5m.

Ukraine’sANDRIYSHEVCHENKO

announcedhis departure as national

teamcoach afterfiveyearsintherole.

JOHNTERRYquithisroleas

DeanSmith’sassistantatAston Villa

topursuea managerialroleforhimself.

FormerEnglandwingerSTEWART

DOWNINGannouncedhisretirement

fromthegameattheageof37.

CrystalPalacereleased 34 -year-old

centre-backSCOTT DANNafter seven

yearsatSelhurstPark.

Brest coach MichelDer Zakarianwhenaskedhowhe feelsaboutLionelMessi’s arrivalinLigue 1

GLOBALFOOTBALLINTELLIGENCE

Retiring...

Downinglast

played for

Blackburn

Rovers

Ukraine

legend...

Shevchenko

Thirdtime

lucky...Louis

vanGaal

Promoted...

Carsley

servedas

Boothroyd’s

assistant

Returning...

Diego Costa

waves to

Atletico

Mineirofans