{
  "id": 16986897,
  "title": "No penalty practice? No problem for Man City in shoot-out win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/no-penalty-practice-no-problem-for-man-city-in-shoot-out-win-16986897",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/29/no-penalty-practice-no-problem-for-man-city-in-shoot-out-win"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City secured a League Cup fourth round victory over Brighton in a penalty shootout on Wednesday, without practicing penalties at all during the season. The hosts faced a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium before triumphing 4-3 in the shoot-out. Goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli made two crucial saves, denying Brighton's Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk. Mateo Kovacic, who missed a penalty, joined Phil Foden, Enzo Fernandez, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki in scoring. City's goalkeeper Rulli, who never practiced penalties under new manager Enzo Maresca, played a significant role in the team's success. Maresca expressed satisfaction with his team's performance, despite a previous Premier League loss to Aston Villa.",
  "summary": "Manager Enzo Maresca said he had opted against asking his players to practise penalties in training since his close-season arrival to replace Pep Guardiola.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "No penalty practice? No problem for Man City in shoot-out win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/no-penalty-practice-no-problem-for-man-city-in-shoot-out-win",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:34:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}