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Barcelona reached an agreement with JOSÉ MARI BAKERO and GUILLERMO AMOR for the two former Barça players to take charge of the club's professional youth football area, Barça B and the U19A and U19B teams. Bakero played for Barcelona from '88-96, while Amor played for the club from '88-98 (Barcelona). ... Switzerland-based data outfit Sportradar made a set of exec changes as it realigns parts of its business. STEVE BYRD shifted from CCO to head of global partnerships, allowing him to step away from day-to-day sales efforts and focus on worldwide business opportunities. JASON SUKHRAJ has been named SVP/sales & business development, overseeing the company's U.S. digital business. Sukhraj previously was with Perform Media, and will be based in N.Y. JAMES HENEGHAN, with Sportradar since November, will also shift to a new role as head of digital sales for the rest of the world. Byrd will report to CEO CARSTEN KOERL. Sukhraj and Heneghan will report to Managing Dir of Sales EDUARD BLONK (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer). ... Univision President of Ad Sales & Marketing KEITH TURNER "announced plans to retire at the end of the year." No successor was named for Turner (BROADCASTING CABLE, 7/10).

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