Soccer-Brighton name Italian De Zerbi as their new manager


FILE PHOTO Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Shakhtar Donetsk v Sheriff Tiraspol - NSC Olympiyskiy Kyiv Ukraine - December 7 2021  Shakhtar Donetsk coach Roberto De Zerbi REUTERSValentyn Ogirenko

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Shakhtar Donetsk v Sheriff Tiraspol - NSC Olympiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine - December 7, 2021 Shakhtar Donetsk coach Roberto De Zerbi REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

(Reuters) -Brighton & Hove Albion have appointed former Sassuolo boss Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach on a four-year contract following the departure of Graham Potter, the Premier League club announced on Sunday.

The Italian, 43, started his managerial career in the country's lower leagues before he caught the eye of Serie A side Sassuolo, guiding them to successive eighth-placed finishes in the league before departing for Shakhtar Donetsk in May 2021.

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