Chelsea officially appoint Maresca as team manager on a 5-year contract

Chelsea announces the appointment of Italian manager Enzo Maresca. Officially the new team manager with a 5 year contract with the option to extend for an additional year. 'The Blue Lions' Chelsea in the English Premier League announced the appointment of 44-year-old Italian coach Enzo Maresca as the new team manager with a 5-year contract with the option to extend for an additional year, replacing Mau. Riccio Pochettino, who was recently fired from his position after leading Chelsea to 6th place in the league in the 2023-2024 season, is Chelsea's 6th manager in 5 years. For Maresca, who used to be Pep Guardiola's assistant, he recently led Leicester City to successful promotion back to the Premier League this season. Will be the fourth manager since the American investment group led by Todd Boehly acquired the team in mid-2022 for Maresca. who will start working with Chelsea on July 1, previously managed Parma in 2021 before becoming Pep's assistant coach in 2022-2023, followed by Leicester City in 2023-2 024 before leading The Siam Foxes team was successfully promoted. Atlanta United, a Major League Soccer team in the United States, fired 41-year-old Mexican manager Gonzalo Pineda from his position as coach of the team less than 24 hours after the team lost 2-3 to Charlotte. Missed the playoffs This caused the team to drop to 13th place in the Eastern Conference and 24th place in the league with a performance of 16 matches, winning 4, drawing 4, losing 8 with 16 points. Atlanta will have Rob Valentino, assistant coach, become temporary coach for Pine. Da has a record of managing teams in the league since 2021, winning 34, drawing 34 and losing 39. Source: Thai News Agency