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  "id": 13039574,
  "title": "More than just football: How scandal-tainted City led Manchester's rebirth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/more-than-just-football-how-scandal-tainted-city-led-manchesters-13039574",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/more-just-football-how-scandal-tainted-city-led-manchesters-rebirth"
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  "summary": "Standing behind the counter of his fish-and-chip shop near the Etihad Stadium, Sailish Parekh says the transformation of east Manchester over the past two decades has been remarkable. Manchester City \"has not only just been a football club for the area. It's a bit of a saviour, to be honest,\" he told AFP. Before City -- now embroiled in the biggest financial scandal to hit football's cash-rich…",
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        "title": "More than just football: How scandal-tainted City led Manchester's rebirth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/more-than-just-football-how-scandal-tainted-city-led-manchesters",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:30:45.000Z"
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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."
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