Relegated Southampton hires Will Still as new manager

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:22 AM CDT Sunday, May. 25, 2025

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton will leave the Premier League with a new manager on board after 32-year-old Englishman Will Still was hired Sunday after spending the last three seasons in French soccer.

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Still announced his departure from Lens last week after guiding the team to an eighth-placed finish in Ligue 1. He was previously at Reims.

Still has signed a three-year contract with last-placed Southampton, which was one of the three teams relegated from the Premier League this season and was facing Arsenal at St Mary’s on Sunday in the final round.

FILE - Then-Reims' head coach Will Still reacts during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Reims at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, on Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

“I’m extremely proud and excited to have joined Southampton — there is huge potential here and we have a great opportunity to do something special,” Still said.