{
  "id": 1735582,
  "title": "Hansi Flick confirms Barcelona’s 3 ‘provisional’ captains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hansi-flick-confirms-barcelonas-3-provisional-captains",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hansi-flick-confirms-barcelona-3-151500421.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has confirmed the club's three provisional captains amid a reshuffling of the team's leadership. Reports from earlier this week suggested that Marc-André ter Stegen and Ronald Araújo had been bid farewell by the Catalan giants. With key player Frenkie de Jong sidelined due to a prolonged injury, Flick and his staff were left to make a crucial decision. During a media appearance on Tuesday, Flick spoke about the current captaincy situation and revealed that the Blaugrana have drawn up a provisional shortlist of three players for the time being. The provisional captains, as of now, are Raphinha, Pedri, and Eric García.",
  "summary": "Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Tuesday spoken out on the captaincy situation in his squad. This comes fresh off a string of reports surfacing on Monday, pointing towards a reshuffling of the ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Barcelona increasingly worried Hansi Flick-preferred target is slipping away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/barcelona-increasingly-worried-hansi-flick-preferred-target-is",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}