Reims are 'set to be fined £22,000 per game until end of the season'

Reims are ‘set to be fined £22,000 per game until the end of the season, costing the club £504,000 in TOTAL, as their boss Will Still does not yet have the required UEFA Pro Licence to manage in Ligue 1’

  • Reims interim boss Will Still is reportedly set to stay until the end of the season 
  • Still was previously an assistant and took over as caretaker manager last month 
  • However, he does not have the required UEFA Pro Licence to manage in Ligue 1
  • Reims are thereby set to be fined £22,000 per game until the end of the season 

Reims interim manager Will Still is set to stay on as boss of the French side until the end of the season, despite costing the club £22,000 per game.

Belgian coach Still, 30, took over as caretaker manager at the Ligue 1 club following the sacking of former Watford and Brighton boss Oscar Garcia last month.

He had previously served as assistant to Garcia and has overseen an impressive start, remaining unbeaten in his six games in charge so far, as Reims have risen to 11th in Ligue 1.

Reims interim manager Will Still is set to stay on until the end of the season, despite costing the club £22,000 per game as he does not yet have the required UEFA Pro Licence

And, according to French outlet L’Equipe , Still is now set to stay in his role for the rest of the campaign.

However, the report states that Reims will have to pay £22,000 per game that he takes charge of as Still does not yet have a UEFA Pro Licence, which is required.

According to UEFA regulations, a Pro Licence is required for any individual that wishes to manage a team in the top tier of any European nation’s league system on a permanent basis – which is defined as a period of more than 12 weeks.

Still was previously assistant to former Watford and Brighton boss Oscar Garcia who was sacked last month

Still is set to receive his UEFA Pro Licence next summer, meaning Reims will pay a reported £504,000 to keep him in his post until the end of the season

Still is set to receive his UEFA Pro Licence next summer, meaning Reims as a club will have to pay a total of £504,000 to keep him in his position until the end of the 2022-23 season.

Still has had somewhat of a fascinating career having never played professionally but coached in England, France and his native Belgium. 

He coached in the youth system at Preston North End, while he also held roles as an assistant at Belgian sides Lierse, Standard Liege and Beerschot – he enjoyed a short stint in charge of the latter side.

Still has overseen an impressive spell, remaining unbeaten in his six games in charge so far

He has had two spells as assistant at Reims before he replaced Garcia as caretaker boss last month. 

After being confirmed in his new role, the 30-year-old is expected to name an assistant by the time his side returns for training on November 28.

Reims currently sit four points clear of the relegation zone in Ligue 1 with 17 points from 15 games, with Still overseeing important wins over Nantes and Auxerre in his short spell so far.

They are next in action on December 28 when they host Rennes in Ligue 1. 




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