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Southampton hired Ronald Koeman as its new manager on Monday, hoping the former Netherlands defender can build on the south coast clubs success in the Premier League last season. Lester Hayes Raiders Jersey . The 51-year-old Koeman signed a three-year deal with the Saints. His brother, Erwin, has also joined Southampton as assistant first-team manager, while Jan Kluitberg will serve assistant first-team coach/physical coach. "I am thrilled to be the manager of Southampton football club," Koeman said. "Southampton have a talented first-team squad, a world-class academy and the infrastructure to sustain success in the Premier League." Koeman arrives following a three-year spell at Feyenoord, which he led to consecutive top-three finishes in the Dutch league. He replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who left to join Premier League rival Tottenham. Koeman has coached across Europe, winning the Dutch league twice with Ajax and domestic cups with Benfica in Portugal and Valencia in Spain. Les Reed, executive director of Southampton, said the club was delighted to attain the services of Koemans "calibre and status within the game." "From the moment we met with Ronald, it was clear he had the vision and ambition to take the club forward," Reed said. "The club, players and fans will all be excited to have a man of Ronalds experience at the very highest level joining our club." A priority for Koeman will be retaining key members of the playing squad. England striker Rickie Lambert recently left to join Liverpool, and international teammate Adam Lallana is reportedly also a Liverpool target. Croatia defender Dejan Lovren is also reportedly seeking a move away. But Koeman is confident he will be able to continue Southamptons success from the 2013-14 Premier League season, where the Saints equaled their highest ever finish of eighth place with a club record total of 56 points. "The opportunity to continue the development of this famous football club was simply too good to turn down. I cannot wait to get started," he said. As a player, Koeman won the European Cup with PSV Eindhoven in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992. He scored the winning goal from a free kick as Barcelona beat Sampdoria 1-0 at Wembley. Koeman made 82 appearances for the Dutch national side. Brice Butler Raiders Jersey .com) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will likely return to the starting lineup Sunday against the New York Giants. Jeron Mastrud Raiders Jersey . Akloul, 28, a native of Lorient, France, registered 626 minutes in eight Major League Soccer appearances for the Whitecaps.(Sports Network) - The Flyers and Jets combined for 17 goals when they met for a game last month in Philadelphia. Today, the clubs will clash for the first time since that wild contest, as the Flyers visit Winnipeg for a battle at the MTS Centre. The game can be heard live on TSN Radio 1290 and TSN.ca/Winnipeg at 2pm ct/3pm et. The Jets posted a 9-8 victory over the Flyers on Oct. 27, as nine different players scored for Winnipeg, which blew a pair of four-goal leads in the NHLs highest-scoring contest of the season. The Winnipeg franchise, which was located in Atlanta until this season, has taken four straight and eight of the last nine encounters with the Flyers. This marks Philadelphias first game in Winnipeg since March 22. 1996. Both the Flyers and the Jets enter today riding small winning streaks, as Philadelphia has taken three in a row for the first time since the opening week of the season and Winnipeg has recorded consecutive victories for just the second time this year. Philadelphia has notched recent wins over Florida, Carolina and Phoenix to match the clubs longest winning streak of the year. The Flyers also won three in a row from Oct. 6-12 and Peter Laviolettes team last claimed four straight from Jan. 14-20 of last season. With a 2-1 regulation win over Phoenix on Thursday, the Flyers have recorded a point in eight straight games and are 6-0-2 in those tilts. Philly edged the Coyotes thanks to rookie Matt Reads game-winner with 18.6 seconds left in the third period. Ilya Bryzgalov also made 30 saves against his former team to help lift the Flyers past Phoenix. With time winding down in regulation, Jakub Voracek held the puck at the left boards and fired a shot on net that Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith stopped. The rebound, though, when to Maxime Talbot at the right side and he slipped it back over to Read for the easy slam. "Just being in the right spot at the right time, I guess," said Read, who has six goals and five assists in 15 games this season. James van Riemsdyk scored the other goal for the Flyers, while Voracek extended his point streakk to five games with an assist. Miles Burris Raiders Jersey. . Philadelphia did lose Jaromir Jagr to a lower body injury in the win and the Czech star is expected to sit out this afternoon. Jagr is considered day-to-day and could be back on the ice when Philly hosts Carolina on Monday. Bryzgalov didnt start the October meeting against Winnipeg, but he wound up surrendering four goals on 10 shots in that contest. The Russian backstop is 5-0-1 since that appearance and has yielded two goals or less in all six of his starts over that span. The Flyers boast the best road record in the NHL at 6-1-1 and Philly has earned a point in four straight games (3-0-1) as the visitor. The Jets, meanwhile, will try to close out a perfect three-game homestand today after recording wins over Tampa Bay and Washington. The only other time Winnipeg has won consecutive games this year was on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2 against Florida and the New York Islanders, respectively. After beating the Lightning by a 5-2 score on Monday, the Jets dismantled another Southeast Division rival on Thursday with a 4-1 decision over the Capitals. Evander Kane scored two goals and Ondrej Pavelec made 31 saves to lift Winnipeg to the easy win. "We had a lot of heart and a lot of passion and we played really strong," said Jets head coach Claude Noel. Blake Wheeler and Kyle Wellwood added power-play goals for Winnipeg, which had lost five in a row before posting consecutive wins on home ice. The Jets are 4-3-0 in Winnipeg this season. Pavelec won the October meeting against Philly despite allowing seven goals on 43 shots. He is 3-1-0 with a 3.92 goals-against average in five career games against the Flyers. Forward Eric Fehr could make his debut for the Jets tonight after missing the first 19 games of the season following offseason shoulder surgery. Fehr was acquired from Washington on July 8 in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 draft and forward Danick Paquette. Fehr, who was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, had 10 goals and 10 assists while skating in just 52 games for Washington last year. cheap jerseys from china ' ' '