Brighton reward Hughton with four-year contract


Britain Football Soccer - Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Bet Football League Championship Play-Off Semi Final Second Leg - The American Express Community Stadium - 16/5/16 Brighton manager Chris Hughton Action Images via Reuters / Adam Holt

LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Hughton has signed a new four-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion two days after they missed out on promotion to the Premier League.

The 57-year-old has been rewarded for a season in which they were denied automatic promotion on goal difference after finishing third in the Championship before losing 3-1 on aggregate to Sheffield Wednesday in their semi-final playoff.

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Just RM5 per month.

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RM13.90/month
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RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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