{
  "id": 10524282,
  "title": "Costa Rica fires Batista, names Bryan Ruiz interim national team coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/costa-rica-fires-batista-names-bryan-ruiz-interim-national-team-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T20:09:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/costa-rica-fires-batista-names-200949088.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Costa Rica's national soccer team has been without success under interim manager Fernando Batista, who was dismissed after only six matches. The team, known as the Ticos, is now set to be coached by Bryan Ruiz, a former midfielder who played for clubs like Fulham and Sporting Lisbon. The 41-year-old Ruiz, who is currently coaching the second team for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, has already led the team to two convincing victories in recent matches. Costa Rica's poor start in the September-October window of the Concacaf Nations League has put them in danger of dropping to League B and missing out on the 2027 Gold Cup.",
  "summary": "Bryan Ruiz once again is being asked to save the Costa Rica national team, this time as interim manager rather than on the field.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}