JOACHIM LÖW "extended his contract as Germany coach by two years" to July '18 and will oversee the holders' bid for a second consecutive World Cup triumph. Löw's assistant THOMAS SCHNEIDER and goalkeeping coach ANDREAS KÖPKE "have also been rewarded with new contracts" while national team Manager OLIVER BIERHOFF was given a contract extension to '20 (REUTERS, 3/13). ... Adidas Football Global Brand Marketing Dir TOM RAMSDEN "left the company" to pursue a career in the U.S. The former Nuremberg-based marketer moved to the U.S. with his wife. He "is being replaced on a temporary basis" by Adidas Football Global Brand Communications Dir FLORIAN ALT. Ramsden said he is working on various projects and starting to look for his "next big challenge" (MARKETING MAGAZINE, 3/13). ... EDDIE CASIANO was named the head coach of Mexico's national basketball team. He will coach the team at the Pan American Games in Toronto in July and the FIBA Americas Championship in Monterrey in August (SPORTANDO, 3/13).
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