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Real Sociedad coach Pellegrino Matarazzo hugs one of his charges as La Real players celebrate their thrilling shootout victory against Atletico Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville on Saturday. In doing so, Matarazzo created a piece of history by becoming the first American coach to win a silverware in one of Europe’s top five leagues. (L) Meanwhile, Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin’s coach Marie-Louise Eta, too, became part of history as she became the first woman to guide any men’s team in one of the top five European leagues.