Nike promoted VP & GM/Integrated Marketplace TOM PEDDIE to VP & GM/North America, effective immediately. He succeeds JOAQUIN HIDALGO, who had served in the role since '13 and is taking a leave of absence to focus on his health (Nike). ... The German Football League (DFL) and CEO CHRISTIAN SEIFERT have come to an agreement. Seifert, who has held the position of DFL CEO since '05, will renew his contract for a further five years until June '22 (DFL).
COACHES/MANAGERS: Portuguese club Boavista announced on Monday that it terminated the contract of Manager ERWIN SÁNCHEZ. He had coached the club for 10 months (EFE, 10/10). ... Libya fired national football team Manager JAVIER CLEMENTE "following the 4-0 loss to DR Congo in 2018 World Cup qualifying on Saturday." Clemente, 66, "had been due to leave at the end of November when his contract would have expired" (BBC, 10/10). ... National League side York City Manager JACKIE MCNAMARA "is to step down in the next two weeks." The Scot, 42, had offered to resign if the team did not get a "positive result" at Braintree on Saturday. The club said in a statement, "The chairman has asked Jackie to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate has been determined." York City added that it "expected the process to appoint a new boss to take a fortnight" (BBC, 10/10).
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