{
  "id": 12847692,
  "title": "Ella Toone handed late England call-up for World Cup play-off after Sarina Wiegman snub",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ella-toone-handed-late-england-call-up-for-world-cup-play-off-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ella-toone-handed-england-call-103800857.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ella Toone, a midfielder for Manchester United, has been included in England's squad for their upcoming World Cup play-off matches against Greece. Initially, the 27-year-old was excluded from the 23-player squad announced by England coach Sarina Wiegman last week, but she will now join the team following a minor injury to Lucy Bronze. Toone was left out along with another England regular, Chloe Kelly, and Wiegman later expressed her disappointment, stating she had \"expected more\" from the pair. Both Toone and Kelly received critical feedback from Wiegman, who believes in them and expects greater performance from them. Toone has only played 90 minutes for Manchester United once this season under new manager Eva Olid. The Lionesses flew to Crete on Wednesday to prepare for their first leg play-off against Greece at the Pankritio Stadium on Friday, with the second leg taking place at Leicester's King Power Stadium on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Toone joins up with the squad after a minor injury to Lucy Bronze",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "England to host 2031 Netball World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/england-to-host-2031-netball-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "England to host 2031 Netball World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/england-to-host-2031-netball-world-cup-12833672",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:14:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}