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  "id": 1663573,
  "title": "Is gap between Champions League and Championship getting smaller?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/is-gap-between-champions-league-and-championship-getting-smaller",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:09:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gap-between-champions-league-championship-070946474.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last season, the Premier League was arguably more competitive than it has been for years. While the 65 points between champions Arsenal and bottom side Wolves was around the average for a 38-game season (63), a real revolution took place in mid-table. Since the league was reduced to 20 teams in 1995-96, the gap between the top four and the bottom three – between what has often been the Champions…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}