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Paris St. Germain agreed to terms with ANTERO HENRIQUE for the Portuguese to become the club’s sporting director. PSG will confirm Henrique’s appointment next week after current Sporting Dir OLIVIER LÉTANG officially leaves the club (L’ÉQUIPE, 5/24). ... Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle appointed WILLIE FINLAYSON as chair "hours after KENNY CAMERON stood down" following the club's relegation. Finlayson, a director of recruitment company FW Park Brown, has been on the club's board since '10 (BBC, 5/23). ...  Bundesliga side Hoffenheim apppointed former Germany assistant coach HANS-DIETER FLICK as managing director. Hoffenheim, which reached the Champions League playoffs after its "best-ever" season, said that Flick will take over on July 1, "when he will share leadership duties" with PETER GOERLICH and FRANK BRIEL (AP, 5/24). ... JAVIER CARVALLO was named director of the Mexico City Marathon. Carvallo "has more than 15 years' experience in the sports industry" (LA AFICIÓN, 5/23). ... VINCENT CORDERO and DAVID TORRES launched Invivo Media Group, which will "specialize in live music promotion, talent commercial partnerships and strategic media consulting focusing on the U.S. Latino and Latin American markets." Cordero, a former exec for Fox Sports, will be CEO, while Torres will be president (BROADCASTING CABLE, 5/22). ... La Liga side Athletic Bilbao announced that coach ERNESTO VALVERDE, "who has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona, is leaving the club." Valverde has reportedly "already agreed" to a deal to replace outgoing Barcelona Manager LUIS ENRIQUE (PA, 5/23).

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