Ruben Amorim’s sacking shows the game truly is gone
We don’t have football managers any more; we have “head coaches”
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Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
Harry Clarke-Ezzidio is policy correspondent at the New Statesman. He covers a range of areas, including the cost-of-living crisis, local government and wider social affairs through reports, features and interviews. Harry.ezzidio@newstatesman.co.uk
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