CHARLTON ATHLETIC edited in the Create a Club Mode, same team just added the red bull logo & edited team name to Red Bull Charlton.
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Red Bull have today officially taken control of
League 1 club Charlton Athletic.
The Red Bull Group have been in summer long
discussions with the club, Charlton are now
the 5th team owned by the Red Bull group.
Russell Slade had been set to take charge of the
club but the new owners have decided to go in
a different direction with ex player Tom Hosking
set to be named the clubs new manager shortly.
A press conference is expected this week for Hosking
The club will now be known as Red Bull Charlton.
Red Bull first bought a football club in 2005,
taking over SV Salzburg in their home nation
and rebranding them Red Bull Salzburg.
The company then bought the New York MetroStars
the following year and rebranded them the New York
Red Bulls, eventually signing Thierry Henry in 2010.
In 2007, Red Bull took over German fifth division side
SSV Markranstadt and renamed them Red Bull Leipzig,
who were promoted to the Bundesliga last season.
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Tom Hosking has today been named as RB Charlton's
new manager after a brief role with the U18 Team.
Hosking enjoyed a distinguished career but retired
early due to various injury issues he had suffered.
He came through Charlton's academy before making his
Premier League debut in October 2006 as a 15 year old
coming off the bench away at Fulham, he cemented his
place in the team after December and played in 28 games
during the campaign which saw Charlton relegated.
The then 16 year old spent the 1st half of 07/08 season
on loan after completing a move to Man Utd, he joined up
with Sir Alex Ferguson's team in January and became a key man
on the way to the club securing the European Cup & Premier
league title, scoring important goals in many games.
In 2009 he made his England debut as a 17 year old and scored
in the victory in Belarus, making 26 caps and scoring 3 times
with his other goals coming against Mexico & Germany.
The defender then joined Barcelona for 22 million euros at the
start of the 2011 season winning another Champions League trophy
in his maiden season, the 2011/12 season is when injuries started
to halt appearances and Hosking left Barca at the end of that season
stating his body could no longer cope with the physical demands.
He re-joined Charlton in January 2013 who were in The Championship
at the time, he only managed a hand full of appearances before
retiring at the end of that season at only 22 years of age.
Hosking spent the next 2 seasons learning various coaching methods
working at many clubs including Man Utd, Dortmund, Barelona & Ajax.
He rejoined Charlton last season as a youth coach before taking charge
of the U18 team until the end of last season before being approached
for the 1st team managers job at Charlton under the new regime.
Roland Duchâtelet the clubs Chairman who has been kept in place by Red Bull
said this morning 'The club is now looking to build for the future under the
Red Bull ownership & Tom has a history with the club & a known pedigree in the
game that we look forward to seeing as our new manager, his age is irrelevant
after you look what he did as a player and since his retirement as a player'
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Red Bull have today officially taken control of
League 1 club Charlton Athletic.
The Red Bull Group have been in summer long
discussions with the club, Charlton are now
the 5th team owned by the Red Bull group.
Russell Slade had been set to take charge of the
club but the new owners have decided to go in
a different direction with ex player Tom Hosking
set to be named the clubs new manager shortly.
A press conference is expected this week for Hosking
The club will now be known as Red Bull Charlton.
Red Bull first bought a football club in 2005,
taking over SV Salzburg in their home nation
and rebranding them Red Bull Salzburg.
The company then bought the New York MetroStars
the following year and rebranded them the New York
Red Bulls, eventually signing Thierry Henry in 2010.
In 2007, Red Bull took over German fifth division side
SSV Markranstadt and renamed them Red Bull Leipzig,
who were promoted to the Bundesliga last season.
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Tom Hosking has today been named as RB Charlton's
new manager after a brief role with the U18 Team.
Hosking enjoyed a distinguished career but retired
early due to various injury issues he had suffered.
He came through Charlton's academy before making his
Premier League debut in October 2006 as a 15 year old
coming off the bench away at Fulham, he cemented his
place in the team after December and played in 28 games
during the campaign which saw Charlton relegated.
The then 16 year old spent the 1st half of 07/08 season
on loan after completing a move to Man Utd, he joined up
with Sir Alex Ferguson's team in January and became a key man
on the way to the club securing the European Cup & Premier
league title, scoring important goals in many games.
In 2009 he made his England debut as a 17 year old and scored
in the victory in Belarus, making 26 caps and scoring 3 times
with his other goals coming against Mexico & Germany.
The defender then joined Barcelona for 22 million euros at the
start of the 2011 season winning another Champions League trophy
in his maiden season, the 2011/12 season is when injuries started
to halt appearances and Hosking left Barca at the end of that season
stating his body could no longer cope with the physical demands.
He re-joined Charlton in January 2013 who were in The Championship
at the time, he only managed a hand full of appearances before
retiring at the end of that season at only 22 years of age.
Hosking spent the next 2 seasons learning various coaching methods
working at many clubs including Man Utd, Dortmund, Barelona & Ajax.
He rejoined Charlton last season as a youth coach before taking charge
of the U18 team until the end of last season before being approached
for the 1st team managers job at Charlton under the new regime.
Roland Duchâtelet the clubs Chairman who has been kept in place by Red Bull
said this morning 'The club is now looking to build for the future under the
Red Bull ownership & Tom has a history with the club & a known pedigree in the
game that we look forward to seeing as our new manager, his age is irrelevant
after you look what he did as a player and since his retirement as a player'
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