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06 Sept 2025

Will Still relinquishes Lens head coach role due to personal reasons

Will Still relinquishes Lens head coach role due to personal reasons

Will Still announced he is standing down as Lens head coach after leading the club to an eighth-placed finish in Ligue 1.

Belgian-born to English parents, 32-year-old Still signed a three-year deal with Lens in June 2024 but admitted he was resigning now to be closer to girlfriend Emma Saunders, a broadcaster with Sky Sports.

Saunders revealed in March she was recovering from a brain infection known as encephalitis and was treated for thyroid cancer at the start of the season.

Speaking after Lens’ season-ending 4-0 win over Monaco, Still told a press conference: “I will not be the coach of RC Lens next season.

“The main reason pushing me to make this decision is the fact that I need to return home. Everyone is well aware of what has happened in my life. That’s why.”

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