Robin van Persie lands new job! Ex-Arsenal & Man Utd striker sworn in as Feyenoord boss days after Champions League scalp at AC Milan

Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has been appointed as Feyenoord's new head coach.

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• Van Persie impressed at Heerenveen
• Appointed new Feyenoord boss
• Days after UCL triumph at AC Milan

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Following the sacking of manager Brian Pliske earlier this month, Feyenoord have confirmed Van Persie as their new head coach. The club, who were without a manager as they knocked AC Milan out of the Champions League in midweek, state the recently departed Heerenveen boss has signed a deal until mid-2027.

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  WHAT ROBIN VAN PERSIE SAID

  The 41-year-old, who started and ended his playing career at Feyenoord, told the club's website: "Everyone knows how special my bond with Feyenoord is. I am really looking forward to working with the group of players on 1908, together with a strong staff, and then playing matches in De Kuip, supported by the legion, and achieving success together."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Van Persie is only in his first year of management but already he has acquired one of the biggest jobs in Dutch football. The ex-forward has guided Heerenveen to ninth in the Eredivisie and now he can look forward to trying to challenge for the league title and a last-16 Champions League clash with Inter.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Van Persie's first game in charge will be against NEC in the league on Saturday in a battle between third and 14th respectively.