Gary Neville confirms his brother, Phil, will be an assistant coach as well as under-19 coach Miguel Ángel Angulo.

Speaking about former Valencia player Angulo, Neville says: "I'm delighted to announce that he's accepted the invitation to become a coach. I spoke to many people in Valencia, and the respect he's had from everybody is incredibly important."

Gary Neville has been unveiled as Valencia's new manager.

Neville says: "I'm incredibly excited to be here, I understand and respect the huge responsibility that I've  been given and accepted. 

"I understand that by playing against Valencia, the passion and intimidation of the fans and I want to recreate and harness that." 

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Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has played down reports linking him to the Manchester United job. 

Allegri won the Serie A title at the end of his first season in Turin and guided the Bianconeri to the Champions League final where they were beaten by Barcelona. 

Recent reports in Italy have suggested the 48-year-old might be approached to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, but Allegri has insisted he is committed to Juve for at least one more campaign. 

"I have a contract running until 2017," he told the Corriere dello Sport. "I'm happy here and I'm focused on Juventus' objectives."

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Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has called on fans to back his team when they take on Jurgen Klopp's in-form Liverpool on Sunday. 

Newcastle boss Steve McClaren is facing the media as he prepares for Sunday's Premier League tie at home to Liverpool. 

The Magpies are second from bottom in the table and McClaren says: "The next game is always an opportunity to build a performance, get a result and the confidence can come back.

"The mood is focussed and determined, and we know that we can turn it around with one result because we have good players."  

Sir Bradley Wiggins does not expect critics of fellow Tour de France winner Chris Froome to be persuaded to change their minds by the imminent release of physiological data. 

After winning a second Tour de France title amid scrutiny of his performance in the post-Lance Armstrong era, Froome took it upon himself to undergo independent testing to determine the characteristics which make him such an exceptional athlete. 

The tests will be announced on Friday, but Wiggins told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's what people have called for and Chris has done it, so hats off to him. I'm sure it is not something for them to live and die by, or if it will change anything. It is a small step maybe."

Ronald Koeman has revealed Southampton's 6-1 defeat by Liverpool could lead to him changing his system for Saturday's Premier League visit of Aston Villa.

His team is on a run of three consecutive defeats in which 10 goals have been conceded and the Dutchman is considering abandoning his attacking instincts through a fear his team is unbalanced.

 "In the last few weeks - one of our qualities, we know we can play good football, the start was fantastic, we can create, we can score - but the balance at the moment between attacking and defending is poor, is really poor," said the Southampton manager, who against Villa hopes to have captain and central defender Jose Fonte again available.

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Mauricio Pochettino was in good spirits as Spurs look to extend their unbeaten run at West Brom on Saturday. 

He texted Gary Neville to congratulate him on his Valencia appointment but said the change of culture and language was difficult. 

He described Neville as a "brilliant man" - a description he also used later when talking about Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy.

On the injury front, Spurs will definitely be without Ryan Mason at West Brom. But the scan on the ankle he injured against Chelsea showed nothing serious.

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Quique Flores has also been discussing Gary Neville’s appointment as boss at Valencia – the team Flores managed between 2005 and 2007.

“Valencia is a very competitive team. The atmosphere in Valencia is not easy to manage," he said.

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"If I had to tell Gary Neville about what he will find in Valencia I would say, ‘Gary concentrate on the team because there are a lot of things you can’t control’.

"It’s impossible to control the passion of the fans and to control how the directors manage the Valencia side of the club.

"The most important thing is to focus on the squad and understand the feelings of the fans. They are very passionate. He will need to adapt to the culture of Spain. I wish everything good for the future and I respect Gary a lot.”

Gary Neville has arrived in Valencia for his unveiling as the club's new manager at 15:00 GMT. Here is a picture to prove it. 

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Watford are hopeful that goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes will be fit for Saturday's Premier League match at home to Norwich.

Gomes was injured and stretchered off in the win over Aston Villa last weekend.

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Head coach Quique Flores said: "He's recuperating. He's better but we need to wait a couple of days more to see if he can compete. We need to wait on the medical staff.

"He wants to play. It's more a problem with his neck than his head. I'm not thinking about him not playing. He is one of our leaders." 

Watford, though, are still likely to be missing Sebastian Prodl and Valon Behrami.

Moya Dodd gives her thoughts on term limits and the possible expansion of the World Cup.

"Term limits are already in force for the president of the AFC and my own view aligns with that the reform committee put forward," she said.

"An age limit is discriminatory but a term limit allows members to focus on what they do in office rather than on their reelection campaigns.

"With the expansion of the World Cup I'm not in a position to have an informed view on that yet."

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Asked for an update on Fifa's finances - where a first deficit for 13/14 years has been reported, acting secretary general Markus Kattner says it's too early to predict before the end of the financial year in March. 

"It's clear it's not an easy year," he says. "We had unforeseen additional costs."

69 year old Issa Hayatou, who is recovering from major surgery, is asked by the BBC's Richard Conway about his health - it appeared he nodded off, external earlier during one of the presentations.

"I'm not completely recovered. It will take 3-4 months. I hope I can fully recover my health to help the new president with his reform."

Fifa reform committee chairman Francois Carrard is asked about his salary.

"It's simple - I'm paid by the hourly rate of the local Lausanne attorney."

That clears that up.

Acting Fifa president Issa Hayatou is asked about the overnight arrests of two vice-presidents. He says that he cannot comment on what happened, and then adds that he doesn't know what happened. 

It is put to Hayatou that he is perhaps not the best person to reform Fifa given that he has been there throughout the 'dark days'.

"I've never been implicated in any scandal. The fact that I've been here a long time has nothing to do with it," he replies.

"There have been people who have been here a long time who haven't been involved in the scandal. Yes, there have been a few people who were, but also many who weren't."

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