{
  "id": 19237851,
  "title": "Lyon appoint Vicens as manager until 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/lyon-appoint-vicens-as-manager-until-2028-19237851",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T22:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/10/lyon-appoint-vicens-as-manager-until-2028"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lyon has announced the appointment of Carlos Vicens as their new manager, with Vicens agreeing to a contract that runs until June 30, 2028. The 43-year-old Spaniard, who previously worked as an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, will replace Paulo Fonseca. Fonseca had been in charge of Lyon until his departure to Sporting Lisbon. During his interim stint, an assistant named Jorge Maciel guided the team to a 3-2 win in the Europa League, though they lost their next Ligue 1 game to Brest. Vicens's football journey began in the lower tiers of Spanish football, where he played as a semi-professional until the age of 27. He then started his coaching career in 2010, working with youth teams in Spain before moving to England in 2017 to join Manchester City's academy. Vicens worked his way up to oversee set-pieces for Guardiola's first team, and in 2021, he became head coach of Braga, where he led the team to a fourth-place finish in the Portuguese league and reached multiple European tournament finals. Vicens was dismissed from Braga in October following a period of poor results. He will take charge of Lyon's first training session on Tuesday and his first game will be against Lille on November 21, following the international break. Currently, Lyon sits fifth in Ligue 1, five points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who have won five of their 10 matches so far this season.",
  "summary": "Spaniard Carlos Vicens, a former assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, replaces Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca, who left for Sporting Lisbon.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Lyon appoint Vicens as manager until 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/lyon-appoint-vicens-as-manager-until-2028",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:17:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}