If Clint Dempsey is to remain at Fulham next season, his manager will be Martin Jol.
The former Tottenham, Hamburg and Ajax coach was hired by Fulham to replace Mark Hughes on Tuesday, making him the third coach in as many seasons at Craven Cottage.
Jol did not coach this past season, a year after stepping down from Ajax, and he last coached in the Premier League in 2007 with Spurs. The 55-year-old Dutchman is signed on a two-year deal with an option for a third.
Here are a few more stories from around the soccer world:
Aston Villa's American owner, Randy Lerner, is set to interview two leading candidates for the vacant managerial position at the club, according to the Birmingham Mail.
The Guardian speculates that former England manager Steve McClaren is one of the two that will interview for the position.
Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti was believed to have been Lerner's first choice for the opening, but Ancelotti has elected to take a year off from coaching after being fired at Stamford Bridge, leaving Lerner to look elsewhere for Gerard Houllier's replacement.
IMPACT KEEPING NAME FOR MLS
The Montreal Impact will be making a few changes ahead of its 2012 expansion season in Major League Soccer, but its name will be staying the same.
The Impact confirmed that it will still be known by its current name heading forward, though a new logo and uniform are in the works and will be released this summer.
FRIENDLY RESULTS
The Gold Cup is hardly the only international soccer event currently going on, as plenty of European Championship qualifiers and friendlies are also on Tuesday's slate. Here are the results from the matches that have already been completed:
South Korea 2, Ghana 1 - Koo Ja-Cheol's 90th-minute goal gave the hosts the victory after U.S. nemesis Asamoah Gyan netted an equalizer in the 65th minute.
Japan 0, Czech Republic 0 - The Samurai Blue are still unbeaten under coach Alberto Zaccheroni, but Czech keeper Petr Cech came up big to preserve the scoreless draw in the Kirin Cup match.
Australia 0, Serbia 0 - Australia goalkeeper Adam Federici made a few big saves to keep the Serbians off the scoreboard in a battle of reserve-laden teams in Melbourne.
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