{
  "id": 19672283,
  "title": "Crystal Palace sack manager Sage after just five months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/crystal-palace-sack-manager-sage-after-just-five-months-19672283",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/11/12/crystal-palace-sack-manager-sage-after-just-five-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Crystal Palace has dismissed manager Pierre Sage after just five months, with the club currently sitting at the bottom of the Premier League. The French manager, who previously managed Lens and Lyon, faced a challenging campaign, with Palace winning only two of their first ten matches and suffering a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. This defeat marked the team's fourth consecutive loss in the league, and they have the worst defensive record in the Premier League, conceding 24 goals so far this season. Palace's standing in the Europa League table is even more precarious, sitting at 21st with just one win from four matches.\n\nCrystal Palace Football Club announced on Thursday that Sage and three members of his coaching staff - Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa, and Sandy Guichard - have left the club. In a statement, the club expressed gratitude to Sage and his team for their efforts but wished them well for the future. The club stated that an update on the process of appointing a new manager would be provided in due course. Former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been speculated as a potential replacement, potentially seeing the Dane take charge of his third London club.",
  "summary": "The club is at the bottom of the Premier League with the worst defensive record this season.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Crystal Palace sack manager Pierre Sage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/epl-crystal-palace-sack-manager-pierre-sage",
        "published": "2026-11-12T13:38:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Crystal Palace sack manager Sage after just five months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/crystal-palace-sack-manager-sage-after-just-five-months",
        "published": "2026-11-13T06:47:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}