Roberto Di Matteo was hired Friday by Aston Villa, ensuring there will be two Champions League-winning managers in English soccer's second tier next season after Rafa Benitez opted to stay at Newcastle. The 46-year-old Italian, who lifted the Champions League trophy and FA Cup with Chelsea in 2012, takes over a Villa side that finished bottom of the Premier League last season and is waiting for soccer authorities to approve a new owner. Chinese businessman Xia Jiantong has agreed a deal to buy the Birmingham-based club for $87 million, hoping Villa makes an instant return to the Premier League.
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