{
  "id": 15615427,
  "title": "Conceição denies questioning Saudi players’ quality, says Al-Ittihad stint broadened his perspective",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/conceicao-denies-questioning-saudi-players-quality-says-al-ittihad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T14:49:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/sports/3tf85gn4d"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Al-Ittihad coach Sergio Conceição clarified he never criticized Saudi players, saying his comments were misunderstood and he respects Saudi football.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}