{
  "id": 17783807,
  "title": "Demba Ba joins Le Havre exodus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/demba-ba-joins-le-havre-exodus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T10:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/demba-ba-joins-le-havre-104000519.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Newcastle United and Chelsea striker Demba Ba has joined the exodus at Le Havre AC, according to L'Équipe. The club appointed the 33-year-old as their sporting director in the summer, following a stint as sporting director at Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque which began in June. However, Ba has decided to leave just four months later. The move comes just two days after Le Havre parted ways with manager Didier Digard, who was the second-longest-serving manager in Ligue 1 before his dismissal, following a 5-1 defeat to PSG that left the team bottom of the table with only two points from their first nine games. The decision to sack Digard led to president Jean-Michel Roussier resigning over the weekend, potentially leaving Le Havre without a manager, sporting director, and president. The Normandy club may now face a challenging task in rebuilding the team mid-season.",
  "summary": "Demba Ba has joined the mass exodus at Le Havre AC, as per a report from L’Équipe. The former Newcastle United and Chelsea centre-forward was appointed as the club’s sporting director over the su...",
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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."
}