Will Still

William Still (born 14 October 1992) is a professional football manager and former player who is manager of club Reims. Born in Belgium to English parents, Still played both amateur and semi-professional football before becoming assistant manager of Preston North End's under-14 team. He returned to Belgium and held various backroom staff positions largely as a video analyst for Sint-Truiden and Lierse. In 2017 he was appointed caretaker manager of the club at the age of only 24 years old. He later became the clubs full time manager but would depart due to his lack of UEFA coaching license not allowing him to manage the club past a 60 day window. Still went on to Beerschot in 2021 before joining Ligue 1 side Reims as assistant coach. In 2022 he was installed as the clubs new first team manager. Still gained media attention for being 30 years old at the time of his appointment and Reims being fined €25,000 for every match Still managed due to him not holding a UEFA Pro Licence. Early life William Still was born on 14 October 1992 in Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium to English parents, Jane (nee Bagley) and Julian Richard Still, who left the United Kingdom two years earlier. His father worked for Shell. Still has two brothers, Nicolas and Edward, both also active in football. Growing up in the Walloon region, near Brussels, he went to a French language school and then learned Dutch by playing for Flemish football clubs. He went through Sint-Truiden and Mons youth teams, and finally played for Mons reserve team and amateur club Tempo Overijse, back then playing the Belgian Fourth Division.