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PSG appoint Pochettino as new manager after sacking Tuchel

02-Jan-2021 15:27:36 | Yahoo Sports

SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - MAY 29, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. THEN TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR COACH MAURICIO POCHETTINO COMING OUT FROM BUS, WAVING TO MEDIA AND FANS AND WALKING INSIDE HOTEL AHEAD OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - APRIL 8, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 2. POCHETTINO WALKING ON TRAINING PITCH 3. POCHETTINO TALKING TO HIS ASSISTANT COACH, JESUS PEREZ LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. VARIOUS OF MAURICIO POCHETTINO AT A TOTTENHAM TRAINING SESSION BELGRADE, SERBIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 5, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. POCHETTINO AND THEN MEMBERS OF HIS BACKROOM STAFF WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 6. POCHETTINO LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. POCHETTINO JUGGLING BALL LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MARCH 16, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 8. VARIOUS OF POCHETTINO WITH TOTTENHAM GOALKEEPER AND CAPTAIN, HUGO LLORIS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (FILE - MAY 29, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. POCHETTINO TAKING PART IN A TRAINING DRILL DORTMUND, GERMANY (FILE - MARCH 9, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 10. POCHETTINO WALKING OVER TO TOTTENHAM FIRST TEAM COACH MIGUEL D'AGOSTINO DURING A TRAINING SESSION KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (FILE - MAY 26, 2015) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 11. POCHETTINO SIGNING AUTOGRAPH LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 2, 2018) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. POCHETTINO AND PEREZ AT A TRAINING SESSION PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JULY 27, 2002) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 13. VARIOUS OF STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF POCHETTINO, WHEN HE WAS PARIS ST GERMAIN CAPTAIN, POSING FOR OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTO AT THE START OF THE 2002/2003 SEASON PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JANUARY 25, 2003) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 14. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF POCHETTINO CELEBRATING AFTER SCORING A GOAL AGAINST OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE IN THE COUPE DE FRANCE MARSEILLE, FRANCE (FILE - FEBRUARY 17, 2001) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 15. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF POCHETTINO CHALLENGING FOR THE BALL WITH MARSEILLE STRIKER, GEORGE WEAH DURING A LIGUE 1 MATCH STORY: French champions Paris St Germain have named former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach after sacking Thomas Tuchel, with the Argentine signing a deal until June 2022, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday (January 2). Pochettino, who played for PSG as a defender in the early 2000s and also captained the side, has been out of a job since being dismissed by Spurs in November 2019, a few months after guiding the north London club to the Champions League final. "I am really happy and honoured to become the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain," Pochettino, who has an option for a one-year extension in his contract, said in a statement. "I would like to thank the club's management for the trust they have placed in me. As you know, this club has always held a special place in my heart. "I have wonderful memories, especially of the unique atmosphere of the Parc des Princes. I return to the club today with a lot of ambition and humility, and am eager to work with some of the world's most talented players." German Tuchel, who led PSG to the Champions League final in August which they lost to Bayern Munich, was dismissed on Christmas Eve following a 4-0 win over Racing Strasbourg. (Production: Andy Ragg)