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  "id": 12149946,
  "title": "Norway boss eases Erling Haaland injury fears after Portugal substitution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/norway-boss-eases-erling-haaland-injury-fears-after-portugal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/norway-boss-eases-erling-haaland-123500502.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norway's head coach Stale Solbakken has reassured fans and Manchester City that Erling Haaland's substitution during their 2-1 Nations League loss to Portugal was likely planned due to the striker's heavy workload. Haaland was replaced after 67 minutes, despite initially signaling for a substitution, which initially raised concerns of an injury. However, Solbakken confirmed that Norway had intended for Haaland to complete about an hour of play. The Norway boss noted that several players were physically exhausted after an intense international schedule. Haaland, who has played every minute in every match for Manchester City this season, acknowledged the challenge of the demanding schedule. His teammates Leo Ostigard and Sander Berge also downplayed any injury concerns, emphasizing the immense number of games Haaland has played. The forward will now have time to recover before Manchester City's upcoming Premier League match against Liverpool.",
  "summary": "Norway head coach Stale Solbakken has eased concerns over Erling Haaland after suggesting the striker’s substitution against Portugal was largely planned because of his heavy workload.Haaland was wi...",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Haaland injury worry as Norway lose in Portugal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/haaland-injury-worry-as-norway-lose-in-portugal",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Haaland injury worry as Norway lose in Portugal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/haaland-injury-worry-as-norway-lose-in-portugal-12067837",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:39:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Erling Haaland sparks huge injury concern as Portugal win without Cristiano Ronaldo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/erling-haaland-sparks-huge-injury-concern-as-portugal-win-without",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:51:51.000Z"
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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."
}