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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Mark Walker

Sparta Prague boss Brian Priske handed new deal ahead of Rangers showdown

Sparta Prague have been given a boost ahead of their Europa League tie with Rangers next week after boss Brian Priske was handed a new deal.

Philippe Clement will take charge of his first European game with Rangers on Thursday when they travel to Czech Republic to face Sparta.

Rangers beat Real Betis before losing in Cyprus to Aris Limassol and Sparta also have a win and a draw in their opening two games in the section.

And they have rewarded Danish boss Priske and two of his staff with new three-year deals, after they won the Czech title last season.

Sparta sports director, former Arsenal hero, Tomas Rosicky, said: "We found the right person in Brian, who we believe will bring more success to Sparta.

"His expertise, passion and identification with Sparta is evident at first sight. For the future, this brings us stability and we continue on the path we have set out for ourselves.

"We believe that Brian will win another title for Sparta, that he will continue to develop our players and that we will also be able to win European matches against quality opponents in the future."

And Priske added: "I feel very happy in Sparta, so it was easy for me to accept the offer to continue working together. I like how the club accepts me, how my work is evaluated here, I see how the club works.

"I still see a lot of room for further progress. We all look to the future with the same goals.

"Thanks to the involvement of all the people in the club, we were able to connect two cultures - Czech and Danish, we all really worked hard. And we have further challenges ahead of us."

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