#sporting-director

#sporting-director

I don't think anybody should be bothered where I sit, even if I sit on top of the roof of the stadium, it doesn't really matter, Pfannenstiel told BBC Scotland. Time is moving on and in other countries it is very normal. I don't think everything needs to be within the norm. If there is something new, Scottish football should not just think about how it was in the past. Why not look into new things?

I think the original mistake was to try and replicate Sir Alex Ferguson because you aren't going to get another one. You have got to adapt to the situation that you find yourselves in right here and right now. In my opinion, that is where a proper sporting director comes in to play. They should be an overseer of what is going on.

After ending his playing career with an ill-fated spell at Bordeaux, Koscielny initially rejoined Lorient as a youth coach. He became part of the upper management when Les Merlus [the Hakes] were relegated in 2024. The challenge was to return to Ligue 1 the next season for the club's centenary year. The club would go straight back up as champions.

Vlatko Andonovski has relinquished his head coaching role with the Kansas City Current to shift solely into his role as sporting director, creating a head-coaching vacancy at the NWSL's top overall team for the 2025 regular season. In a wider reorganization, Kansas City has also promoted Ryan Dell to general manager, replacing incumbent GM Caitlin Carducci. Andonovski held the dual role of head coach and sporting director since joining the Current in late 2023