Bayern Munich CFO and Chair KARL HOPFNER will resign from his position at the end of the year due to health reasons. Hopfner said that his resignation on Dec. 31 is a "done deal" (KICKER.de, 8/28). ... Italian Serie A club AS Roma announced that U.S. entrepreneur JAMES PALLOTTA "will become the 23rd president in the club's history." He will succeed former President THOMAS DIBENEDETTO "who left the club after 11 months in office" (SID, 8/28). ... Cricket Australia appointed ANDREW WALKER as physical performance manager. The 48-year-old spent the last 10 years working with Australian Football League clubs and has been the high performance manager at the Gold Coast Suns for the past four seasons (Cricket Australia). ... Korean Baseball Organization club Hanwha Eagles Manager HAN DAI-HWA has resigned from his position. The club was believed to have told Han late Monday night that "his contract would be terminated early." The team announced his resignation Tueday morning (KOREA HERALD, 8/28).
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