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71-Year-Old Uruguay Manager Oscar Tabarez Signs New Contract to Continue Until 2022

Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez has officially signed a new four-year contract with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) that will see him remain in charge of the national team until 2022, another full World Cup cycle.

The 71-year-old, who suffers from chronic neuropathy and is unable to walk unaided by a stick or crutches, is the only coach in history to have led the same country to four World Cups and will now be aiming to make it five in Qatar in four years' time.

He already holds the world record for most ever games as an international manager, with the current number 185 and counting.