Marseille name Sampaoli as new head coach


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Vasco da Gama v Atletico Mineiro - Estadio Sao Januario, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - January 23, 2021 Atletico Mineiro coach Jorge Sampaoli reacts REUTERS/Alexandre Loureiro

(Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille have appointed as their new head coach the former Argentina and Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli, the Ligue 1 club said.

The 60-year-old replaces Andre-Villas Boas, who was suspended on Feb. 2, hours after the Portuguese coach had offered to resign over disagreements with the club's board.

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