Marseilles (AFP)

The American owner of Olympique de Marseille Frank McCourt announced on Friday "profound changes" at the club, dismissing President Jacques-Henri Eyraud in favor of sporting director Pablo Longoria and appointing Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli as new coach.

In relative difficulty sporting and in conflict with its groups of supporters, OM has been going through a major crisis for several weeks, leading Frank McCourt to want to bring OM into "a new chapter", according to a shattering press release from the owner published on Friday evening .

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