(CNN) -- Helena Costa has had second thoughts over coaching French second-tier side Clermont Foot.

In May, Clermont appointed Costa, who was previously in charge of the Iran women's national team, as the club's manager for next season.

Clermont president Claude Michy described the 36-year-old Portuguese's decision as "sudden and surprising," though no explanation was given for her change of heart.

In a statement published on the club's website Michy added: "I deeply regret this situation. I thank all those who have supported me and I am most grateful. The operation of the club will continue with other stakeholders to prepare for the new season."

Costa would have been the first female coach of a French professional football club, while her appointment represented the first time a team in the top two divisions of one of Europe's big five leagues -- Spain, Germany, England, Italy and France -- had hired a female manager.

A sports science graduate, Costa had worked with the Iran and Qatar women's national teams, while she also led Benfica's male youth team to two World Youth titles. She also spent time as a scout with Scottish club Celtic.

The English Premier League boasts two high-profile females, with Eva Carneiro fulfilling the role of Chelsea's first-team doctor, while Karren Brady is West Ham's vice chairman.

Former England women's national team manager Hope Powell was linked with the Grimsby job in 2009, although she denied that she was ever in the running for the post.

In Italy, Carolina Morace took charge of Italian Serie C1 team Viterbese for two matches in 1999. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is Helena Costa?
2. Where?
3. Did she stay as coach?
4. Where else has she coached?
5. Any other teams?
6. What did she do with the Benfica's male youth team?
7. Are there any high profile women?
8. Who are they?
9. What does Eva do?
10. What about Karren?
11. Where was Costa as a scout?
12. What happened in Italy?
13. for how long?
14. when?
15. What was Costa's degree?
Answer: 1. a football coach
2. Clermont
3. no
4. the Iran women's national team
5. Qatar women's national team
6. led them to two World Youth titles
7. Yes
8. Eva Carneiro and Karren Brady
9. she is Chelsea's first-team doctor,
10. Karren Brady is West Ham's vice chairman
11. the Scottish club Celtic
12. Carolina Morace took charge of Italian Serie C1 team Viterbese
13. for two matches
14. 1999
15. sports science

CHAPTER IX.

THE PLOT AGAINST HAL.

Hal Carson was sure that he had just missed a most important statement.

"I wish Ferris had finished what he intended to say," he thought.

He waited breathlessly for the two to go on.

"What makes you so scared?" asked Ferris. "Can anybody hear us here?"

"I think not. Still we want to be careful."

"Yes, but----"

"Not another word on that point, Dick." Hardwick's voice grew stern. "I am a man, while you are a boy, and I know what is best for both of us."

"Well, have your own way."

"I think it will be a wise plan for you to get Carson out of the way. He is altogether too smart a fellow to have around," continued the book-keeper.

"I don't think he looks very smart," sneered Ferris, who could not stand hearing Hal praised.

"He's smarter than you or most people think. That yarn about his being brought up in the poor-house may be true, but I have my doubts."

"Why?" asked Ferris, in high curiosity.

"I can't explain now." There was a brief pause. "Here, take a cigar. Those nasty cigarettes make me sick."

There was the striking of matches, and then another pause.

"Are you going to continue as book-keeper when Allen leaves?" asked Ferris.

"Certainly."

"I thought you were to go with Allen in his new venture."

"I will--later on."

"Has he made any definite plans yet?"

"No."

"The reason I asked is because I want you to put in a word for me." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many people were talking?
2. Who?
3. What did they discuss?
4. Why did they do that?
5. Were they jealous of him?
6. Did they have a plan then?
7. Were they smoking?
8. What?
9. Why?
10. Who kept the books?
Answer: 1. two
2. Ferris and Dick
3. getting Carson out of the way
4. He is too smart
5. yes
6. No
7. yes
8. cigars
9. cigarettes make dick sick.
10. dick

Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics after several years' hard work. In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate special machines Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the first American Woman in space?
2. When did she do that?
3. What did she travel in ?
4. What was the name of it?
5. Was she alone?
6. How many were with her?
7. Were they all astronauts?
8. Did she always want to be an astronaut?
9. What was her first plan?
10. Did she train for it?
11. How long?
12. Where did she attend college?
13. What did she learn about?
14. Did she graduate?
15. With what?
16. When did she become an astronaut?
17. How old was she?
18. Was she ever a teacher?
19. Where?
20. When did she die?
Answer:
1. Sally Ride.
2. Jun. 18, 1983.
3. A spaceship.
4. Challenger.
5. No.
6. Four.
7. Yes.
8. No.
9. She wanted to be a tennis player.
10. Yes.
11. Three months.
12. Stanford University.
13. Science.
14. Yes.
15. PhD in astrophysics
16. 1977
17. 26
18. Yes.
19. University of California.
20. 2012.