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  "id": 10979675,
  "title": "Guardiola backs Man City after bombshell guilty verdicts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/guardiola-backs-man-city-after-bombshell-guilty-verdicts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/premier-league/2026-09-30-guardiola-backs-man-city-after-bombshell-guilty-verdicts/"
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  "summary": "Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola threw his weight behind the club on Wednesday after a bombshell verdict on Premier League financial rule breaches plunged their future into serious doubt.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Guardiola backs Man City after bombshell guilty verdicts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/guardiola-backs-man-city-after-bombshell-guilty-verdicts-11004136",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:11:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Burnham defends Man City owners despite guilty verdict in financial case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/burnham-defends-man-city-owners-despite-guilty-verdict-in-financial",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:24:52.000Z"
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