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  "id": 14045962,
  "title": "Ronaldo Asian Champions League match delayed due to alert in Riyadh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ronaldo-asian-champions-league-match-delayed-due-to-alert-in-riyadh",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:21:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ronaldo-asian-champions-league-match-212144375.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr faced a delay in their Asian Champions League match against Neftchi Fergana on Monday due to a missile attack intercepted by the Saudi-led military coalition near Riyadh. The game, originally scheduled for 9:15 pm local time, was halted for an hour before resuming. A sparse crowd attended the match, which was held at Al-Awal Park despite the announcer's reassurance that the situation was safe. Shortly after the match, an alert was sent to residents of Riyadh warning of a hostile aerial threat. Despite the incident, Ronaldo scored his 981st career goal just before halftime, helping Al-Nassr secure a 3-1 victory.",
  "summary": "Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr saw their Asian Champions League match against Neftchi Fergana delayed by an hour on Monday after the Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh. Subsequently, the coalition announced the \"interception and destruction\" of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis, in a statement on X. This incident did not seem to…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/al-ahli-overcome-al-wasl-in-fiery-afc-champions-league-clash",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:24:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Al-Ittihad coach vows to fix errors ahead of Shabab Al-Ahli Asian Champions League clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/al-ittihad-coach-vows-to-fix-errors-ahead-of-shabab-al-ahli-asian",
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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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