{
  "id": 17790691,
  "title": "Bottom club Sunderland to stick with manager Le Bris",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bottom-club-sunderland-to-stick-with-manager-le-bris-17790691",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:04:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj75pglrq794o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sunderland's football club has expressed strong support for manager Regis Le Bris, despite their team's disappointing start to the Premier League season. The team has managed to secure just one win out of their first nine league games, suffering a 3-1 defeat away to newly promoted Coventry. However, the club's board remains confident in Le Bris' ability to turn the situation around. They are focused on maintaining stability and collective responsibility as they strive to improve the club's fortunes. The club's upcoming fixture against Chelsea on Sunday, just before the international break, adds to their challenging schedule. Sunderland's manager, Le Bris, joined the club from Lorient in 2024 and led them to promotion back to the Premier League in his first season. He then helped the team achieve an impressive seventh-place finish the following year, securing their first-ever qualification for European competition in 53 years. This year, Sunderland has had success in the Europa League, winning two and drawing one of their group phase matches. They are set to host Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday.",
  "summary": "Bottom club Sunderland are firmly behind manager Regis Le Bris despite their poor start to the season.",
  "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."
}