{
  "id": 16424546,
  "title": "Lens beat PFC in Ligue 1 matchday impacted by social unrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/lens-beat-pfc-in-ligue-1-matchday-impacted-by-social-unrest",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:10:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1563008/lens-beat-pfc-ligue-1-matchday-impacted-social-unrest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a Ligue 1 matchday hampered by protests across France, Paris FC failed to seize the chance to top the league table as Lens secured a 2-1 victory in a hard-fought encounter. Lens II, the French Cup winners from last season, came from behind to defeat Paris FC. Florian Thauvin and Thorgan Hazard scored for Lens in the final 30 minutes, capitalizing on a last-gasp effort by Luca Koleosho in the first half. The result left PFC still sharing 14 points with five other teams at the summit of the table, and Lens now sit just one point behind them in sixth place. Thauvin, a 2018 World Cup winner with France, further emphasized his importance to the team's success. The postponement of Paris Saint-Germain's home match against Lyon to Monday came after a previous postponement of a match in Toulouse. Police presence increased across France as authorities anticipated further protests following recent urban violence sparked by demonstrations over rising living costs.",
  "summary": "LENS: Paris FC missed the opportunity to go top of Ligue 1 as they went down 2-1 at Lens on Saturday in a matchday heavily impacted by the protests taking place across France.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lens beat PFC in Ligue 1 matchday impacted by social unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/lens-beat-pfc-in-ligue-1-matchday-impacted-by-social-unrest",
        "published": "2026-10-24T21:52:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}