{
  "id": 16709426,
  "title": "Luis de la Fuente 'superstar': how the World Cup transformed the life of the Spanish coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/luis-de-la-fuente-superstar-asi-transformo-el-mundial-la-vida-del",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/deportes/futbol/2026-10-28/luis-de-la-fuente-superstar-asi-transformo-el-mundial-la-vida-del-seleccionador-espanol.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Luis de la Fuente, who led Spain to their second World Cup win, recalled his journey to becoming a renowned coach at the Ballon d'Or gala. He was sacked by Alavés in 2012 and went through a period of unemployment, but remained committed to his coaching career. During this time, he would often watch Marcelo Bielsa train with Athletic Bilbao at Lezama, even recording the sessions. De la Fuente is set to face Bielsa, who is now coaching Uruguay.",
  "summary": "The coach, recognized as the best coach of the year at the Ballon d'Or gala, is enjoying a huge explosion of popularity: \"When people realize it's him, they go crazy; like a rock star\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named world's best manager for 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/spain-coach-luis-de-la-fuente-named-worlds-best-manager-for-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:41:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}