World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

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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
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