{
  "id": 13236515,
  "title": "Lars Ricken and Niko Kovac react to “pure disappointment” for Borussia Dortmund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lars-ricken-and-niko-kovac-react-to-pure-disappointment-for-borussia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lars-ricken-niko-kovac-react-222000441.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Borussia Dortmund's winning streak came crashing down on Friday evening as they suffered a defeat against Werder Bremen. Managing director Lars Ricken and head coach Niko Kovac expressed their disappointment in the manner they allowed Werder Bremen to score two late goals. \"It's pure disappointment,\" Ricken lamented after the final whistle. Despite knowing the game would be difficult, Dortmund dominated possession, as Ricken pointed out. However, Bremen attacked with the courage of despair, and Dortmund ultimately fell short. Kovac echoed the sentiment, stating, \"We dominated the opponent for 88 minutes in such a way that we had them in the corner,\" but they failed to capitalize in the final minutes. Both Ricken and Kovac held their team accountable for the second-half failure and emphasized learning from the experience. The team's next challenge will be a Champions League match against Bodø/Glimt, followed by a difficult Bundesliga game against Union Berlin.",
  "summary": "Borussia Dortmund’s winning streak came to an end on Friday evening as they conceded two late goals against Werder Bremen. Managing director Lars Ricken and head coach Niko Kovac admit the disappoin...",
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  "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."
}