{
  "id": 17811665,
  "title": "Ex-Premier League boss Pepe Mel suffers stroke, remains in ICU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ex-premier-league-boss-pepe-mel-suffers-stroke-remains-in-icu-17811665",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:12:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-premier-league-boss-pepe-mel-suffers-stroke-remains-in-icu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Premier League boss Pepe Mel has suffered a stroke and is currently in the ICU at Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Seville, Spain. The 63-year-old Spanish manager had two successful spells at Real Betis, guiding the club to promotion to La Liga twice. Mel's former clubs, including Real Betis, UD Las Palmas, and Rayo Vallecano, have all expressed their support and wished him a speedy recovery.",
  "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."
}