26 June 2025 …
Queens Park Rangers: France’s Alou Diarra named first-team coach
Former France international Alou Diarra has joined QPR as Julien Stephan’s first-team coach.
Diarra made 44 appearances for Les Bleus, including in the 2006 World Cup final, during a career which saw him represent Lens, Bordeaux and Marseille in Ligue 1 plus West Ham in the Premier League and Charlton in the Championship.
The 43-year-old retired in 2017 and has since coached at Lens, when he came up against Stephan,