ANTHONY BARRY has been appointed first-team coach at Chelsea after three years with Wigan Athletic.

FREDDIE LJUNGBERG is stepping down as Arsenal assistant to pursue his ambitions as a manager.

NEW Birmingham City manager Aitor Karanka has named his seven-strong backroom team at St Andrews, including younger brother David as assistant.

WEST HAM owners David Sullivan and David Gold have allowed manager David Moyes to bring back Stuart Pearce as his assistant - eight months after blocking the appointment.

GARRY MONK has been reunited with his two long-term lieutenants - assistant James Beattie and goalkeeping coach Darryl Flahavan - at Sheffield Wednesday.

BRISTOL CITY have sacked Assistant Manager Jamie McAllister, Head of Analysis Sam Stanton and Senior Analyst Luke Coles following the appointment of a new managerial team earlier this week.

NEW Huddersfield Town Head Coach Carlos Corberán has chosen fellow Spaniards Jorge Alarcón and Narcís Pèlach as his assistants, with Linas Treigys appointed performance analyst.

CRAIG SHAKESPEARE has been appointed assistant manager by Aston Villa as the club looks to add “Premier League know-how” ahead of the 2020/21 season.

FORMER Tottenham captain Ledley King has been appointed as one of Jose Mourinho’s assistants at the club.

MATT McGINN set out to discover why Iceland produces more pros per capita than any other European nation, while also punching above its weight on the international stage.

DAVID COLES, who has coached with Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol City and England during a career spanning more than two decades, tells us about the past, present and future of goalkeeping in this country.

THE Premier League and PFA are funding a new coach placement scheme aimed at increasing the number of BAME players moving into full-time coaching roles in the professional game.