Caen

American

[kahn, kahn] / kɑn, kɑ̃ /

noun

a city and the capital of Calvados, in NW France, SW of Le Havre: many Norman buildings destroyed 1944.

Caen British

/ kɑ̃, kɒŋ /

noun

an industrial city in NW France. Pop: 113 987 (1999)

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Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Gael Clichy was appointed coach at French third division side Caen on Monday.

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"He will bring high level experience and knowledge of the modern game," Caen said.

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Caen, who have won four of their past 15 games, fired the previous coach Maxime d'Ornano earlier Monday.

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France, beaten finalists last year, are on the back foot ahead of Tuesday's second leg at home in Caen after Bruhl's decisive intervention in the 79th minute.

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Laurent Glaize, a former head of youth recruitment at Caen, spent three years tracking a young Kylian and became close to the Mbappe family during that time.

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