Arrigo Sacchi is set to become Atletico Madrid's 21st coach under their president Jesus Gil.

Saachi, who led Milan to two European Cups and took Italy to the 1994 World Cup final, will succeed Raddy Antic, though Gil said points of the contract had still to be resolved.

In Atletico terms, given Gil's hire-and-fire reputation, Antic's three seasons in charge represented an aeon. But he was unable to repeat his initial success of winning the Spanish double in 1996.

With the club lying ninth and Europe a fading prospect, Gil told the former Luton player that his job would be safe if Atletico beat Mallorca on Sunday. They lost 2-1.

In another management reshuffle, Alain Giresse, one of the midfield quartet who propelled France to the 1984 European Championship, has been named as coach of Paris St-Germain. In England, West Ham have completed the signing of the French international midfielder Marc Keller from the German club Karlsruhe on a four-year deal.

Meanwhile, Bristol City will be hoping that the minor farce during their promotion celebrations was an omen for next season. After touring the city in an open-top bus the players were presented with their medals as second division runners-up; except that the rightful owners of the ones they received were Middlesbrough. They had to hand back the first division mementos. Arsenal completed another double yesterday when the club's women's team won the FA Cup at Millwall, to add to the League Cup that is already in the cabinet.

With the World Cup looming, Jamaica drew 0-0 with fellow World Cup qualifiers Saudi Arabia.