{
  "id": 19869245,
  "title": "Official | Lens appoint Didier Digard as new head coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/official-lens-appoint-didier-digard-as-new-head-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T21:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-lens-appoint-didier-digard-213200954.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RC Lens has officially appointed Didier Digard as their new head coach, signing a two-year contract with the 40-year-old. The announcement came as a surprise, as Digard was recently released from his duties at Le Havre AC, where the club was struggling, sitting at the bottom of the Ligue 1 table without a win since the season began. There were rumors that Lens might target Pierre Sage, who recently moved to Crystal Palace, but they also considered former Morocco manager Walid Regragui. Lens had recently fired Yannick Cahuzac following a poor run of results, including a 9-1 loss in the UEFA Champions League. Cahuzac had only been in charge for six games before being promoted from Dino Toppmöller’s assistant to successor.",
  "summary": "RC Lens have officially announced that Didier Digard has signed a two-year contract to become their next head coach, with the 40-year-old set to oversee his first training session tomorrow evening. T...",
  "key_points": [
    "RC Lens appoints Didier Digard as new head coach.",
    "Digard signs two-year contract with 40-year-old.",
    "Lens replaces Yannick Cahuzac following poor results."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}