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  "id": 2238911,
  "title": "Brighton draw at Tromso in Uefa Conference League play-offs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/brighton-draw-at-tromso-in-uefa-conference-league-play-offs-2238911",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:14:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/21/brighton-draw-at-tromso-in-uefa-conference-league-play-offs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tromso secured a 0-0 draw with Brighton in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League play-off, played 300km north of the Arctic Circle. The Norwegian side's goalkeeper, Jakob Haugaard, made two crucial saves to thwart Brighton's Georginio Rutter and Ibrahim Osman. Brighton dominated the match but couldn't break through Tromso's defense. Heine Larsen was denied by Bart Verbruggen, and Isak Vadebu missed a late opportunity for the hosts. Brighton, making their second European appearance this season after reaching the Europa League last 16 in 2024, will host Tromso next Thursday for the return leg. Manager Fabian Hürteler gave defender Luka Vuskovic his debut following a club-record move from Tottenham, but the team was missing Carlos Baleka and Yankuba Minteh, both of whom are injured but have attracted interest from Manchester United and Liverpool. Brighton begin their Premier League campaign at home to Aston Villa on Sunday.",
  "summary": "The Premier League side settles for a 0-0 draw away to the Norwegian club in the first leg, played 300km north of the Arctic Circle.",
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        "title": "Brighton draw at Tromso in Uefa Conference League play-offs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/brighton-draw-at-tromso-in-uefa-conference-league-play-offs",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:14:21.000Z"
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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."
}