André Villas-Boas, who has only two seasons of top-flight managerial experience, was hired as Chelsea’s seventh manager in eight years under its billionaire Russian owner, Roman Abramovich. Villas-Boas, 33, is fresh from guiding Porto to Portuguese and Europa League titles.
¶ The Mexican club Puebla signed the American forward DaMarcus Beasley. Beasley, 29, just completed a season with the German club Hannover 96.