BOURNEMOUTH lead strength coach Ben Donachie has been appointed Director of Performance by MLS side Chicago Fire.

ENGLAND rugby coach Eddie Jones will take a new staff into this year's Six Nations and is eager to bring “fresh ideas and energy” after his team’s heavy World Cup final defeat by South Africa.

IN the latest instalment of his series on the five key new roles in football, David Slemen looks at the Head of People and Team Development - the most under-represented position with the greatest potential to create competitive advantage.

CHELSEA spent £26.647m paying off manager Antonio Conte and his coaching staff, their latest accounts have revealed.

SENIOR Sports Scientist Steve Barrett is leaving Hull City after five years to join wearable technology firm Playermaker.

DAVIDE ANCELOTTI may be the youngest assistant manager in the Premier League, but he already has a CV few others can match.

KRIS VAN DER HAEGEN, Director of Coach Education for the Belgian FA, outlines the five primary reasons why children stay in sport - or drop out.

TRIBUTES have been paid to Forest Green Rovers Under-18s coach Chris Barker, who has died at the age of 39.

BRIAN PRESTIDGE has been promoted to Director of Insights and Decision Technology at City Football Group, meaning he will head up data science across nine teams including Manchester City.

GOALKEEPING COACH Craig Mawson has left Burnley after almost a decade to join Manchester United.

NEW manager Mikel Arteta has named his coaching staff at Arsenal, with assistants Steve Round and Albert Stuivenberg, and keeper coach Inaki Cana Pavon joining the club.

TIM WASKETT, one of the unsung heroes from Liverpool's data science team, explains the work they do in the Royal Institute Christmas Lectures.