AARON DANKS has been appointed first-team coach at Aston Villa as manager Dean Smith rebuilds his backroom staff following the exit of assistants John Terry and Richard O’Kelly earlier this summer.

WEST HAM first-team coach Paul Nevin has joined Gareth Southgate’s England staff as they bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

FORMER Brentford midfielder Allan Cockram, who is now Head Coach of Cambridge University's football team, is offering to give his urban soccer cages to a deserving club for free.

ENGLAND have named their new coaching set-up for the Under-17s to U20s following a number of departures this year.

ASTON VILLA boss Dean Smith has paid credit to the club’s new set pieces coach, Austin MacPhee, following the 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.

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LEAGUE ONE AFC Wimbledon are trialling the use of a dedicated substitutions coach this season.

SHAUN DERRY has been promoted from Under-23s boss to first-team coach at Crystal Palace, while there have been several other changes in the Professional Development Phase at the club.

RICHARD O’KELLY has stepped down as Dean Smith’s assistant at Aston Villa just two days before the start of their Premier League campaign.

BURNLEY have appointed 22-year-old Connor King to the new role of Transition Goalkeeper Coach, replacing Fabian Otte, who joined Borussia Monchengladbach at the end of last season.

A quartet of assistants have left Swansea City after new manager Russell Martin finalised his backroom staff at the club.

OSIAN ROBERTS has stepped down as Technical Director of the Moroccan Football Federation after two years to become assistant to Patrick Vieira at Crystal Palace.