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  "id": 14916793,
  "title": "Chelsea captain Reece James undergoes knee surgery after training injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chelsea-captain-reece-james-undergoes-knee-surgery-after-training",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:14:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/10/16/chelsea-captain-reece-james-undergoes-knee-surgery-after-training-injury/239354"
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  "summary": "Chelsea captain Reece James has undergone successful knee surgery following an injury sustained during training, the club announced on October 16. The England international has missed Chelsea's last two league games, a 3-0 defeat by Brentford and a 5-1 win over Bournemouth. Medical assessments following the injury confirmed that surgery was the required course of action, and James has already begun his rehabilitation under the support of the club's medical department.",
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        "title": "Chelsea captain Reece James undergoes surgery for knee injury",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Chelsea captain Reece James faces another spell on sidelines after knee surgery",
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        "published": "2026-10-16T08:57:59.000Z"
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        "title": "Chelsea's Reece James has surgery over knee issue",
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        "published": "2026-10-16T09:02:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Chelsea captain Reece James undergoes knee surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chelsea-captain-reece-james-undergoes-knee-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:18:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Chelsea captain James undergoes knee surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/epl-chelsea-captain-james-undergoes-knee-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:24:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Chelsea captain James has surgery after training injury",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chelsea-captain-james-has-surgery-after-training-injury",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:58:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Chelsea’s James out for three months after knee surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chelseas-james-out-for-three-months-after-knee-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:07:12.000Z"
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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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