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  "id": 10955741,
  "title": "Ex-Brazil striker Pato joins Northampton Town board after takeover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-brazil-striker-pato-joins-northampton-town-board-after-takeover-10955741",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:06:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-brazil-striker-pato-joins-northampton-town-board-after-takeover/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Brazil striker Alexandre Pato has joined the board of Northampton Town following the club's takeover by Sports Alpha Capital (SAC). SAC has acquired a 70% shareholding in the League Two club, with existing owners retaining a combined 30%. Pato, best known for his five-and-a-half-year spell with AC Milan, will serve as a director on the Northampton board. The takeover also brings changes to the club's leadership, with new co-chairmen Joao Xavier and Tim Chamberlain and CEO James Whiting remaining on the board.",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex-Brazil striker Pato joins Northampton Town board after takeover",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ex-brazil-striker-pato-joins-northampton-town-board-after-takeover",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:00:56.000Z"
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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."
}