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Monday, 1 July, 2002, 10:36 GMT 11:36 UK
The stories you might have missed
O'Leary was sensationally sacked by Leeds
BBC Sport Online brings you up to date with all the domestic transfers and sackings that happened during the World Cup.
David O'Leary was sacked last week as manager of The Irishman was in charge of the Yorkshire clubs for four years but, despite spending almost £100m, failed to win a trophy.
surprisingly named former Portugal and South Africa coach Carlos Queiroz as assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
And said that Niall Quinn is taking up a player-coach role at the north-east club.On the transfer front signed Senegal's brilliant World Cup striker El Hadji Diouf and midfielder Salif Diao.French striker Nicolas Anelka - who Liverpool opted against signing on a permanent basis - joined Premiership new boys from Paris St Germain.
Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe also joined Kevin Keegan's team as the former England coach bolsters his squad for next season. - strongly linked with Rivaldo at one point - paid £8.5m for highly-rated Portuguese midfielder Hugo Viana. And boss Gordon Strachan boosted his squad by signing Sweden's World Cup midfielder Michael Svensson from Troyes for £2m.And manager Sam Allardyce strengthened his squad with the acquisition of Nigeria's World Cup skipper Jay Jay Okocha.signed German defender Marc Sebastian Pelzer from Kaiserslautern.
With the World Cup dominating the back pages, quietly announced that they had parted company with manager Gianluca Vialli.His departure was quickly followed by that of defender Ramon Vega, who was released from the remainder of his three-year contract. Troubled finally named their new manager, naming Stuart Murdoch as their new first-team coach.
manager Harry Redknapp said that former Derby boss Jim Smith has joined him as his assistant at Fratton Park. Alan Cork also landed an assistant manager's role, joining Micky Adams at
Several managerial changes occurred in Division Two. sacked Lou Macari following the Terriers' failure to secure promotion last season.The Yorkshire club have replaced him with Mick Wadsworth, who was dismissed by Oldham in May.
But lost the play-off final and soon parted company with manager Steve Coppell and last week named Wally Downes as their news boss.Downes - a former member of Wimbledon's crazy gang - had previously been Coppell's number two.
Off-the-field problems dominated at with the club being placed in administration.
There was good news for financially-troubled who managed to secure their future for at least another two years following a meeting with their creditors.
were the subject of a Football Association probe into "suspected irregularities" at the club who were promoted to the Football League in April. Boston were charged with financial irregularities over the wages of six of their players, but fears that the Lincolnshire club could be thrown out of the League proved unfounded.
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