(FILES) Marseille's Spanish President Pablo Longoria speaks on the phone at the end of the French L1 football match between AJ Auxerre and Olympique Marseille (OM) at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in Auxerre, central France on September 3, 2022. Argentina's River Plate announced that Spanish executive Pablo Longoria will take over as the club's new sporting director. Longoria, who most recently served as president of France's Olympique de Marseille, will be "responsible for the club's professional football program," according to a statement published on their website on April 28, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)