Zola named West Ham manager

Premier League West Ham United named Italy under-21 coach Gianfranco Zola as their new manager on Thursday. Zola, the 42-year-old former Chelsea and Italy forward, had been favourite to take over since Alan Curbishley resigned last week because of too...

Premier League West Ham United named Italy under-21 coach Gianfranco Zola as their new manager on Thursday.

Zola, the 42-year-old former Chelsea and Italy forward, had been favourite to take over since Alan Curbishley resigned last week because of too much interference from the West Ham board.

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