MANCHESTER CITY have appointed Juan Manuel Lillo - described by Pep Guardiola as “the best coach I ever had” - as the club’s new assistant manager.

BURNLEY have appointed 29-year-old German Fabian Otte as assistant goalkeeper coach to act as a link between the Academy and first team.

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs resumed contact training yesterday, with Championship sides due to follow suit from next Tuesday. All have been aided by detailed guidance on permitted drills from the Premier League's Football Department.

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have voted unanimously to resume full contact training, which is Stage Two of Project Restart.

FORMER Ireland winger Andrew Trimble got so frustrated with poor team scheduling and communication that he created a solution of his own, which is now being adopted by teams including Stoke City.

CHAMPIONSHIP clubs will begin training in small groups from Monday, although League One and Two will have to wait in the absence of a testing programme in those divisions.

PREMIER LEAGUE teams embarked on phase one of Project Restart today - training in small groups with social distancing and no tackling. Here's the lowdown on what that involved.

AUSTRIAN league leaders LASK Linz could face a points deduction after being accused of breaking rules about training in small groups during the coronavirus pandemic.

LUTON TOWN have sacked Head Coach Graeme Jones and three of his assistants in “an early move to restructure” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

IRELAND rugby coach Andy Farrell says the most important thing for any coach is how they make players feel.

FURLOUGH now seems to be a key part of the football lexicon. Why have only staff and not players been furloughed so far though?

RENOWNED performance coach Dave Alred MBE explains why a fear of failure is holding so many people back from realising their potential.