It was shortly before Doddie Weir’s death in 2022 that the University of Glasgow released a piece of research that was the first to specifically analyse the brain health outcomes of former international rugby players.
It is a measure of Pep Guardiola’s success and reputation that the sheer fact of working with him, of basking in his genius, has become enough to make you qualified for a significant coaching job elsewhere. Keen to get into management? The quickest way to an attractive head coach’s job is to get a role on Guardiola’s staff first.
The French superstar will be joining a Los Blancos side that is already stacked with young talent