{
  "id": 4424385,
  "title": "Defender Jackson joins St Mirren at 'perfect time'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/defender-jackson-joins-st-mirren-at-perfect-time",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/defender-jackson-joins-st-mirren-125537403.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Louis Jackson, a 20-year-old defender, has signed with St Mirren from Manchester United on a two-year contract, including a further year. Born in Oldham, Jackson has represented Scotland at age-grade levels, including the under-19s. During his time on loan at Solihull Moors last season, he scored once in eight appearances. Jackson was also on the St Mirren bench for their recent Scottish Premiership home game against Hibernian. Manager Craig McLeish shared McLeish's enthusiasm for developing young talent, and Jackson expressed his excitement about joining the team. He hopes to make an impact and contribute to the club's success, saying, \"Now is the perfect time for me to move on permanently and kick on with my career.\"",
  "summary": "Defender Louis Jackson has joined St Mirren from Manchester United on a two-year deal, with the option of another year. At senior club level, he featured eight times on loan at Solihull Moors last season, scoring once. \"After I spoke to the manager, he told me about his philosophy and the direction that the club's going now in terms of trying to develop young players and giving us the…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Brewers' Jackson Chourio joins exclusive club by producing three 20-homer seasons before turning 23",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/brewers-jackson-chourio-joins-exclusive-club-by-producing-three-20-4340365",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:52:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Brewers’ Jackson Chourio joins exclusive club by producing three 20-homer seasons before turning 23",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/brewers-jackson-chourio-joins-exclusive-club-by-producing-three-20",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:53:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}