Soccer-Crystal Palace appoint Pierre Sage as manager after Glasner exit

Soccer Football - Coupe de France - Final - RC Lens v OGC Nice - Stade de France, Saint Denis, France - May 22, 2026 RC Lens coach Pierre Sage celebrates after winning the Coupe de France REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

June 15 (Reuters) - ⁠Crystal Palace have ⁠appointed French coach Pierre ‌Sage as their new manager on a three-year deal, succeeding ​Oliver Glasner, who left ⁠at the ⁠end of the season after ⁠culmination ‌of his contract, the Premier ⁠League club said on Monday.

“It’s ​amazing ‌to be here at ⁠Crystal Palace. ​I am excited by the history of ⁠the club, and by ​recent seasons," Sage said in a statement.

"Oliver Glasner achieved ⁠some amazing things, and now I have to do the same. That’s ​why we ⁠come here with a ​lot of ambition."

(Reporting ‌by Paras J. ​Haji in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)