Barcelona on Monday named JORDI MOIX its replacement for TONI FREIXA as secretary of the club's Board of Directors. Moix was also named president of Barcelona's disciplinary commission. Freixa had been on the board since '10. Moix previously was assistant director of the economy & patrimony department, and he will continue to work in that role along with his two new positions (Barcelona). ... JUAN SEBASTIÁN VERÓN was named president of Argentine first division side Estudiantes after "winning an election" by receiving 6,071 votes to defeat current Estudiantes President ENRIQUE LOMBARDI, who received 1,924 (TYC SPORTS, 10/4). ... The England & Wales Cricket Board announced the appointment of TOM HARRISON as its new CEO. A former professional cricketer for Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, Tom joins the ECB from IMG where he was head of cricket and responsible for the IMG Media business in the U.K. and Ireland across all sports and all platforms. During his time at IMG, Tom managed all IMG’s broadcaster relationships, its U.K.-based federation relationships and he has worked with cricket boards around the world overseeing global media rights sales for Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa and the Indian Premier League. Tom has significant relationships in Asia, having worked for IMG’s media business in the Indian sub-continent for two years and for ESPN Star Sports in Singapore for four years prior to that. Tom will be returning to the ECB having worked for nearly four years for the organization between Jan. '03 and Dec. '06 in various roles (ECB).
MANAGERS/COACHES: Former Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion Manager ROBERTO DI MATTEO "has been appointed as the new manager" of Bundesliga side Schalke. The Italian, 44, succeeds JENS KELLER "following the Bundesliga club's inconsistent start to the season." Schalke is 11th in the league "with eight points from seven games, having won just twice." Di Matteo is set to face Chelsea "when the two teams play the reverse fixture in Germany" on Nov. 25. This is Di Matteo's first job "since being dismissed" by Chelsea in Nov. '12 (BBC, 10/7). ... Former Chelsea midfielder SLAVISA JOKANOVIC has become League Championship side Watford's fourth manager of the season, bringing BILLY MCKINLAY's "reign to an end after only eight days." McKinlay replaced ÓSCAR GARCIA at the end of September after the former Brighton manager, who had replaced GUISEPPE SANNINO following his resignation, "had suffered a health scare." Hornets Owner GINO POZZO "has now dispensed with McKinlay after just two games at the helm because he feels he needs an experienced manager with a proven track record." Pozzo said, "Our job is always to act in the best long-term interests of this football club. There can be no compromise on this -- whatever the circumstance" (PA, 10/7). ... Australian Football League side Adelaide Crows named former Port Adelaide assistant coach PHIL WALSH as its senior coach. Walsh, 54, "has been handed a three-year contract." He "replaces sacked coach" BRENTON SANDERSON. Walsh "spent four years at West Coast as strategy and innovation coach before taking care of the Power's midfield last season." He "is regarded as playing a pivotal role in Port Adelaide's first and only AFL premiership in 2004." Walsh's departure means Port coach KEN HINKLEY "has lost a key assistant for the second time in 10 months," with ALAN RICHARDSON "having quit the club last November" to take the top job at St. Kilda (THE AGE, 10/7).
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