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Lewes appoint Alonso

Fran Alonso new manager of FA Women's Championship side Lewes

Fran Alonso has been appointed as the new manager of Lewes FC Women.

Alonso has previously worked alongside Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton and was assistant coach to Ronald Koeman at Everton.

He also has spells at Everton Ladies and Southampton Women and most recently as manager at Liverpool Feds.

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He said: “I am really looking forward to starting my work with the players. I want my players to reach their own full potential.

“The kind of football I grew up playing and watching and then coaching is possession-based and attacking. For me, there are no limits for this club.”

Lewes’s next match is away to Leicester City on Sunday 6 January.