Middlesbrough appoint Edwards as head coach

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town - Loftus Road, London, Britain - January 6, 2025 Rob Edwards Action Images/Andrew Couldridge

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town - Loftus Road, London, Britain - January 6, 2025 Rob Edwards Action Images/Andrew Couldridge

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Rob Edwards has been appointed Middlesbrough head coach, the English Championship club said on Tuesday, the former Luton Town manager replacing Michael Carrick after signing a three-year contract.

Carrick parted ways with the second-tier side this month after they missed out on the promotion playoffs.

"It felt instantly that this was right for me and it got me excited. If I was going to come back in, I wanted to come back in at a place where we had a chance, and we have a really good chance here," Edwards said in a statement.

Edwards, 42, led Luton to promotion to the Premier League in his debut season, but the club were relegated straight back to the Championship in 2024 and to third-tier League One this year. REUTERS