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West Ham confirm Kevin Nolan and SEVEN other first-team staff have left the club with Julen Lopetegui set to join the Hammers after David Moyes' exit

West Ham have confirmed that Kevin Nolan and three other first-team coaches have left the club in the wake of David Moyes' departure. West Ham have confirmed that Kevin Nolan and three other first-team coaches have left the club John Heitinga has also left West Ham following David Moyes' departure from the club Nolan assisted Moyes and helped play a …

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AMSTERDAM — Ajax is hiring “overperformer” Maurice Steijn as its new coach to replace John Heitinga, whose contract was not extended after the Amsterdam club finished a disappointing third in the Dutch Eredivisie. The club said Wednesday the 49-year-old Steijn will sign a three-year deal to join from Sparta Rotterdam, which he led to sixth place in the Eredivisie this …

Ajax is not extending the contract of coach John Heitinga at the end of the season. “On a personal level, it was a tough decision and not easy to tell him,” director of football Sven Mislintat said on Thursday after informing Heitinga. “John stepped in to help the club at a difficult time.” But Mislintat said he reached the conclusion …

AMSTERDAM Ajax confirmed former Netherlands international John Heitinga as the coach on Thursday after Alfred Schreuder was fired last week. Heitinga, 39, is a product of the storied Ajax youth academy who went on to play for the Amsterdam club as a defender before moving on to Atletico Madrid, Everton, Fulham and Hertha Berlin. He was the interim coach last …