GERMANY team manager Oliver Bierhoff says modern players are ‘independent entrepreneurs’ who will not accept the ‘command and control’ style of leadership.

CRYSTAL PALACE manager Frank de Boer has welcomed the appointment of Dougie Freedman as the club's Sporting Director.

ANTONIO CONTE now has nine Italians in his backroom staff following a duo of additions last month - making it the first time since Roman Abramovich took over in 2003 that not a single Brit is among the manager's assistants.

ARSENE WENGER says the manager of the future will not even need a football background, because his or her decisions will be based on science and technology.

ENGLAND rugby union coach Eddie Jones visited West Brom yesterday and praised Tony Pulis as ‘a coach who coaches’.

LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has picked out six key backroom staff without whom he would be ‘nothing’.

EXCLUSIVE: Rene Meulensteen, who was Sir Alex Ferguson's lieutenant for six years, outlines what made the Scot such a great leader.

BRENDAN RODGERS inspired his Celtic players before the Scottish Cup final with messages from loved ones and personalised lockers.

MANCHESTER CITY Academy director Mark Allen has been named as the new Director of Football at Glasgow Rangers.

LEYTON ORIENT have appointed former player and manager Martin Ling as their new Director of Football.

A story about how Roy Keane helped his old team-mate Gary Charles challenges the public perception of the Man Utd legend.

BRITISH coaches will get more opportunities and progress further if they are willing to work with a Sporting Director, Norwich’s Stuart Webber believes.