{
  "id": 1440795,
  "title": "Scotland boss to appoint ex-Premier League star as assistant - gossip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/scotland-boss-to-appoint-ex-premier-league-star-as-assistant-gossip",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:57:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/scotland-boss-appoint-ex-premier-065758002.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scotland's new manager, Sebastien Pocognoli, plans to bring in Kevin Mirallas from his former Belgium teammate as his assistant coach. Meanwhile, Hearts are reportedly interested in signing American forward JJ Williams. Both Rangers and Celtic are set to face off in another Ibrox cup showdown, but this time there will be no increased away allocation. Former Rangers technical director Nils Koppen has praised midfielder Arne Engels for his move from Celtic to West Ham. Celtic's Sebastian Tounekti has warned LASK that they are ready to put their Champions League struggles behind them. St Mirren is expected to make more transfer moves before the window closes, with Roland Idowu leaving and Killian Phillips' future uncertain.",
  "summary": "New Scotland boss to bring in former Premier League winger as assistant, while Hearts lodge a bid for a new striker...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}