"We find a reasonable number of German companies to be enthusiastic about, " said Stan Pearson, head of European equity at U.K. fund manager Standard Life.

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Talibah was a project manager at the life insurance subsidiary of Blue Shield of California in San Francisco.

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"It's not just about me, it's about my family, becoming a Premier League manager is a life-changing thing, " added MacDonald.

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