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Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has been appointed manager of Macclesfield Town.
Macclesfield are currently bottom of the Football League, having picked up just three wins from 20 games in League 2.
Campbell will take over the team and look to save them from relegation to the National League. It will be his first managerial role.
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He worked with the England U21 squad over the last international break as part of the Football Association’s ‘In Pursuit of Progress’ initiative, which offers BAME coaches experience working with England teams.
The 44-year-old played for Arsenal, Spurs and Portsmouth during his career and also featured 73 times for England, representing the country at three World Cups, before retiring in 2012.
Campbell’s opening game could be away to Newcastle for the second round of the Football League Trophy. His first league match is a trip to Colchester, before Crawley Town arrive at Moss Rose.
