TOTTENHAM have appointed Trevor Birch as Director of Football Operations and given him a place on a new four-person ‘Football Board’.

CRISTIANO GIARETTA has been appointed as Watford's new Sporting Director as the club continues to restructure following relegation to the Championship.

ARSENAL Head of Football Raul Sanllehi has left the club after two-and-a-half years.

ASTON VILLA have appointed 40-year-old FC Copenhagen Technical Director Johan Lange as their new Sporting Director.

ASTON VILLA have sacked Sporting Director Jesus Garcia Pitarch after less than two years as they look to revamp their football strategy.

ENGLAND rugby coach Eddie Jones will be among the speakers at an online event exploring the future of elite sport post pandemic and beyond.

HAVING gone through five Sporting Directors (each with a different title and remit) in three years, Huddersfield Town are about to appoint their fifth manager (or Head Coach) in little more than 18 months.

WOLVES Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo dedicated his manager of the month award for June to five members of backroom staff who had paved the way for his team to return to the training ground in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

NORWICH CITY Sporting Director Stuart Webber says the club went into the Premier League with their eyes open - and will come back stronger next time.

IN the final instalment of his series on the five key roles for high-performing teams, David Slemen explains why the Non-Executive Director (NED) is so important.

THERE are things that Liverpool do behind the scenes that are better than anyone else. When put together, they have made the Reds unassailable.

IN the latest instalment of his series on the five key new roles in football, David Slemen looks at the Head of People and Team Development - the most under-represented position with the greatest potential to create competitive advantage.