English managers who coached abroad

Bobby Robson and Ronaldo celebrate Barcelona’s UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup win with the trophy after victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the final in May 1997.
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Football was popularised by the British all over the world in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

In those early days, that influence saw British footballers and managers working across the planet to build the game’s popularity.

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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world – including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America – and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.