FOOTBALL - Gerard Houllier to manage Aston Villa Gerard Houllier is to manage Premier League side Aston Villa, the Birmingham club revealed on Thursday. The former France coach was at Liverpool between 1998 and 2004, leading the club to the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup Treble in 2001. He had a successful career there and returns after six years away. He ends his role as National Coaching Director in France - where the national side, Les Bleus, is slowly picking up the pieces after its World Cup fiasco. http://www.france24.com/en/