{
  "id": 6747770,
  "title": "Jakirovic named manager of the month for August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/jakirovic-named-manager-of-the-month-for-august",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:06:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jakirovic-named-manager-month-august-110626000.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sergej Jakirovic, the manager of Hull City, has been awarded Premier League manager of the month for August. The team remains unbeaten in the league after their first three games and currently sits in third place with seven points. Hull is the only team yet to concede a goal in the top flight this season. Jakirovic expressed his joy and pride at receiving the award, stating that being among great coaches is a significant achievement for him. He emphasized that the success is a collective effort, attributing it to the hard work of his players. Jakirovic jokingly dismissed any superstitions surrounding the award, mentioning that he broke the curse he experienced two years ago when he received the award in Croatia and was subsequently fired in September. He is now focused on Hull's next match, disregarding the superstitions. Jakirovic narrowly beat out managers Mikel Arteta of Arsenal, Xabi Alonso of Chelsea, and Enzo Maresca of Manchester City for the award.",
  "summary": "Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic has been named Premier League manager of the month for August. The Tigers remain unbeaten in the league after the opening three games of the season and sit third in the table with seven points. \"I'm very happy and very proud,\" said Jakirovic to BBC Radio Humberside.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sergej Jakirovic named Premier League manager of the month for August.",
    "Hull City remains unbeaten in league after first three games.",
    "Jakirovic attributes success to collective effort of players."
  ],
  "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."
}