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Toulouse Coach Injured During French League Game Against Lille

05 October 2024, France, Villeneuve-D'ascq: Lille's Mitchel Bakker celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Toulouse FC at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Photo: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
05 October 2024, France, Villeneuve-D'ascq: Lille's Mitchel Bakker celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Toulouse FC at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Photo: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Toulouse Coach Injured During French League Game Against Lille

05 October 2024, France, Villeneuve-D'ascq: Lille's Mitchel Bakker celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Toulouse FC at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Photo: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
05 October 2024, France, Villeneuve-D'ascq: Lille's Mitchel Bakker celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Toulouse FC at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Photo: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

In the excitement of his team scoring, the coach of Toulouse ended up with a twisted ankle on Saturday.
Carles Martinez Novell suffered what looked like a minor injury during his side's French league match at Lille when he slipped during Toulouse's opening goal.
The Spanish coach fell along the touchline as he tried to follow the action that led to forward Zakaria Aboukhlal's goal in the 39th minute.
Martinez Novell limped back to the bench where he received treatment on his right ankle from the medical staff. He carried on coaching his players afterwards.

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Former Argentina Coach Sampaoli Takes Over at French Club Rennes

FILE - Coach Jorge Sampaoli of Brazil's Flamengo reacts during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 second leg soccer match against Paraguay's Olimpia at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File )
FILE - Coach Jorge Sampaoli of Brazil's Flamengo reacts during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 second leg soccer match against Paraguay's Olimpia at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File )
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Former Argentina Coach Sampaoli Takes Over at French Club Rennes

FILE - Coach Jorge Sampaoli of Brazil's Flamengo reacts during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 second leg soccer match against Paraguay's Olimpia at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File )
FILE - Coach Jorge Sampaoli of Brazil's Flamengo reacts during a Copa Libertadores round of 16 second leg soccer match against Paraguay's Olimpia at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug.10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File )

Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is taking over at French league side Rennes.
The 64-year-old is returning to French soccer following a previous stint with Marseille.
Rennes said late Monday that Sampaoli signed a 1 1/2-year contract, The Associated Press reported.
Sampaoli, who was in charge of Argentina at the 2018 World Cup, replaces Julien Stephan, who was dismissed last week.
Rennes is looking for a jolt after a mediocre spell that saw the team slump to 13th place in the standings, 18 points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain after 11 matches.
“He is a coach who is recognized internationally for his professionalism and humanism,” said Arnaud Pouille, the executive chairman and managing director at Rennes. “He has a strong attachment to his players and staff, and is a loyal and committed man. We need his energy to get the club moving again and to face the competition with determination.”
The much-traveled Sampaoli has also coached clubs in Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Spain and Brazil.
Sampaoli abruptly left Marseille in July 2022 after leading the team back to the Champions League, over a disagreement related to the club's transfers of players.