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Former Manchester United and England full-back Phil Neville is a contender to take over as England women's boss.Mo Marley has been in temporary charge since Mark Sampson was sacked following evidence of "inappropriate behaviour" in a previous role in September.But Neville, who has previously coached with Manchester United, Valencia and England Under-21s, would represent a surprise appointment.England are ranked third in the world, with the 2019 World Cup due in France.The Football Association (FA) had planned to appoint a new head coach by the end of 2017, however several potential appointments dropped out of the running.Emma Hayes said she wanted to remain as Chelsea boss while former Arsenal coach Laura Harvey and Canada manager John Herdman moved to new roles.Rumours of 40-year-old Nevi...

The chief executive of Dixons Carphone has held talks about taking the helm at ITV, turning the race to lead the commercial broadcaster into a three-way tussle with the bosses of easyJet and Direct Line Group.Sky News understands that Seb James, who has run Dixons Carphone since the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse in 2014, was approached about the top job at ITV in recent weeks as it narrowed the search for a successor to Adam Crozier.It was unclear on Friday evening whether Mr James remained in contention to run ITV.The Guardian reported this week that Carolyn McCall, the EasyJet chief executive, was the leading candidate to replace Mr Crozier, and sources close to the process said that the company planned to make an announcement about the identity of its new boss next week...

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Phil Neville a candidate for England women head coach role

Dixons CEO emerges as candidate to head ITV