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Confirmed: Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new manager — he takes over next Wednesday
Irish Independent and The Sun (US) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedConfirmed: Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new manager — he takes over next Wednesday.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Confirmed: Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new manager — he takes over n...". The right frames it as "Mauricio Pochettino bids emotional farewell to USMNT for Man Utd as next caretaker manage...".
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CenterConfirmed: Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as new manager — he takes over next Wednesday
Irish Independent · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMauricio Pochettino bids emotional farewell to USMNT for Man Utd as next caretaker manager confirmed
Mauricio Pochettino bids emotional farewell to USMNT for Man Utd as next caretaker manager confirmed
MAURICIO Pochettino sent an emotional farewell to the United States Men's National Team. The Argentine coach, 54, agreed a deal to become the new Manchester United manager. His move comes j...