{
  "id": 1000453,
  "title": "Former Barcelona defender gives blunt response to Xavi’s Netherlands appointment: ‘Ask Frenkie de Jong’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/former-barcelona-defender-gives-blunt-response-to-xavis-netherlands",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-barcelona-defender-gives-blunt-090000878.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sergino Dest, a former Barcelona defender, has offered a brief and blunt response to Xavi Hernandez's appointment as the new Netherlands national team manager. Speaking to ESPN, Dest suggested that those interested in learning more about Xavi's appointment should direct their questions to Frenkie de Jong. The PSV full-back, who played alongside Xavi during his time at Barcelona, did not offer many details about his memories of the former Barcelona manager. Instead, Dest pointed towards De Jong as the more knowledgeable source regarding Xavi's capabilities and potential contributions to the Netherlands team.",
  "summary": "Xavi Hernandez’s appointment as the new Netherlands national team manager has become one of the biggest football stories of the week, with reactions continuing to arrive from across the game.The lat...",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Barcelona defender Sergino Dest responds to Xavi's Netherlands appointment.",
    "Dest suggests asking Frenkie de Jong about Xavi's capabilities.",
    "Dest played with Xavi at Barcelona, De Jong more knowledgeable."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}