{
  "id": 2575756,
  "title": "Bundesliga star barred, new DFB rule leaves coach fuming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/bundesliga-star-barred-new-dfb-rule-leaves-coach-fuming",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bundesliga-star-barred-dfb-rule-123500065.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bundesliga coach Carles Martinez expressed frustration on the touchline during his team's DFB Cup opener against Wehen Wiesbaden, as his striker Christian Kofane was barred for the first time under a new DFB rule. The rule stipulates that a player must wait a minute before coming on if the substituted player takes longer than ten seconds to leave the pitch. Despite the setback, Bayer Leverkusen managed to score a 3-0 victory shortly after, but Martinez may need to refresh his team's understanding of the new regulations.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}