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Southampton hires Hughes as full-time manager

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) - Southampton has hired Mark Hughes as its full-time manager after he kept the club in the Premier League during a three-month interim spell at the end of last season.

Southampton said Friday that Hughes has signed a three-year deal.

Hughes says "now it is vital that we take the unbelievable support we received from the fans during the last few games into next season."

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