LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Former Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Zenit St Petersburg soccer manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to achieve a long-standing dream and compete in the Dakar Rally next January. The Dakar starts in the Peruvian capital Lima on Jan. 6 and ends in Cordoba, Argentina, on Jan. 20 after passing through Bolivia. Villas-Boas moved to Shanghai a year ago, replacing former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Portuguese, a keen motorbike and off-road rider since his teens, had previously coached Russian side Zenit St Petersburg. "To compete in the Dakar Rally is a lifetime ambition for me and is something I know I have to do."

Source: Economic Times November 29, 2017 17:48 UTC