JOSE MOURINHO has assembled his backroom team at Roma, with the four assistants who left Tottenham with him in April reunited in the Italian capital.

DARCY NORMAN, the former Director of Performance at AS Roma, says football still has “a long way to go” with strength and conditioning training.

After months of speculation, Monchi has finally been unveiled as Roma's new Sporting Director. The Spaniard has become an almost mystical figure after transforming Sevilla from Segunda División side to perennial European contenders.