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Former Manchester United star appointed manager of top English club

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Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been appointed Oldham Athletic manager on a one-and-a-half-year contract, the English League Two (fourth-tier) club said on Monday.

British media reported that Scholes was cleared to take up the position last week when the English Football League decided the 44-year-old’s 10 percent stake in fifth-tier Salford City would not represent a conflict of interest.

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