Ex-Real Madrid star Claude Makelele named Monaco sporting director

Former France international Claude Makelele has been named the new technical director of Ligue 1 side Monaco.

Makelele, 42, finished his career at Paris Saint-Germain and worked for two years as assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti and Laurent Blanc before a brief and unsuccessful tenure as manager of Bastia in 2014.

L'AS Monaco est heureuse d'annoncer la nomination de Claude Makelele au poste de Directeur Technique ! pic.twitter.com/LUYrtwykYM

- AS MONACO (@AS_Monaco) January 7, 2016

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